Table 3

P in Manures**

Dairy manure

Poultry manure

Swine slurry


total P (mg/kg)

3,990

28,650

32,950

% inorganic P

63

84

91

% organic P

25

14

8

% residual P

12

2

1

%P leached in rainfall*

58

21

15


* 5 consecutive simulated rainfall events of 70 mm/h, 30 min each.

**adapted from ref. [67]

von Wandruszka Geochemical Transactions 2006 7:6   doi:10.1186/1467-4866-7-6

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