Saturday, January 25, 2014

Some Interesting Facts About Swine Waste Lagoons

By Lianne Derocco


Hog or swine farms need to have waste lagoons or waste pits and these are an important part in swine waste management, which is a big part of hog farming operations. The waste lagoons need to have the proper balance because failure to do this can result to environmental problems, which can be disastrous. There is some basic information regarding swine waste lagoons.

These waste lagoons are also called manure lagoons, and sometimes, anaerobic lagoons, and these are waste basins created for the purpose of containing agricultural waste. These lagoons also are where the waste that is produced is treated and the treatment of this waste must be handled properly in order to avoid issues that can pollute the groundwater and surrounding environment. This waste storage option for the hog farm is a low-cost option, which is a reason that this is the storage containment system was developed.

A sludge layer and a liquid layer are the two layers in this waste containment lagoons. The liquid layer in this waste lagoon contains the greasy and foamy liquid and the sludge layer contains the solid wastes produced by the hogs. A product that is both effective and environment friendly is the one needed to treat the waste lagoon, especially if too much sludge already has built up. Adding chemical-based products for use as treatment will not lessen toxicity in a waste lagoon, which already has plenty of toxins from the waste present.

A product that uses natural bacterial microorganisms is the ideal one to use, and this is the way to reduce the sludge formed. This product will liquefy the waste materials produced after eating away at the sludge formed. The waste materials can then be turned to fertilizers, after the bacteria in the material used already has increased the nutrient value of the waste.

Lagoon Agra Sphere is the name of one product that can be considered. This is a product in the form of a biodegradable sphere that encloses the specially mixed formulation of bacteria that is to be used. This product will eat away at the sludge formation after it is tossed in the lagoon. Foaming and top crust development in the lagoons will be prevented, and this is addition to attacking the sludge formation.

If heavy crusting already is in place then treating the crust formation has to be done first to liquefying this in your waste lagoon. The use of helpful bacteria to eat away at the solid crust formations in the waste lagoons is done here, and one product that contains the safe, natural bacteria is Lagoon Activator. The Lagoon Activator is best used when temperatures are above 45 degrees. Before the application of this product, it is also best that the crust formation is damp for about three days.




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