animal and poultry
waste management research:
a progress report

Optimizing the Use of Livestock and Poultry Manures as a Co-Substrate and Source or Inorganic Nutrients for the Biodegradation of Hazardous Compounds
Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center

Scientists have shown that pelleted poultry litter is a stable product and that it is feasible to use this product as a source of nitrogen and phosphorous in the biodegradation of hazardous compounds (see also, The Use of Poultry Litter as a Source of Nitrogen and Phosphorus for the Biodegradation of Soil Contaminated with Hazardous Compounds). This project is designed to refine the processing of poultry litter and other waste products and to demonstrate how these products may be shipped to locations where they may be used for bioremediation. Some of this funding was used to purchase pelleting equipment that will be used at Animal and Poultry Waste-Management Center's waste-processing facility.

Funding: $65,000
Source: USDA Grant
Status: Ongoing

Investigator: Dr. Charles M. "Mike" Williams, assistant professor, Poultry Science, director, Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center, North Carolina State University, phone: (919) 515-5386, fax: (919) 515-2625, email: MIKE_WILLIAMS@NCSU.EDU