An investigation into the removal of Salmonella and enteric indicator bacteria from the separated liquid fraction of raw or anaerobically digested pig manure using novel on-farm woodchip biofilters

McCarthy, G. and Lawlor, P. G. and Carney, K. N. and Zhan, X. and Gutierrez, M. and Gardiner, G. E. (2015) An investigation into the removal of Salmonella and enteric indicator bacteria from the separated liquid fraction of raw or anaerobically digested pig manure using novel on-farm woodchip biofilters. Science of the Total Environment, 514. pp. 140-146. ISSN 0048-9697

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Abstract

The objective was to investigate the removal of Salmonella and enteric indicator bacteria from the liquid fraction of raw and anaerobically digested (AD) pig manure in woodchip biofilters over a 14. week (98. day) period. Antibiotic susceptible Salmonella Infantis was detected in one influent material (liquid fraction of raw manure) on two occasions but was not found in the effluent at any time point. Furthermore, mean coliform reductions of 56% were observed in the biofilters treating the liquid fraction of raw manure. However, a mean increase of 228% was found in those treating the liquid from AD manure, despite the fact that the microbial challenge to these biofilters was lower. In addition, relatively high coliform counts were still present in the effluent from both biofilter treatments, especially in the systems treating the liquid fraction of AD manure. However, findings for Escherichia coli and Enterococcus were more promising, with reductions observed for both treatments (10 and 18.5% for E. coli and 71 and 87% for Enterococcus). Moreover, E. coli and Enterococcus were at, or just above, the limit of detection in the final effluents. Overall, although, there are no microbial limits for discharge or washwaters, the woodchip filter effluent would appear safe for discharge to waterways or use on-farm as regards Salmonella, E. coli and Enterococcus but not coliform. In conclusion, woodchip biofilters offer potential as a low-cost sustainable novel treatment option for the removal of pathogens from the liquid fraction of pig manure.

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Additional Information:	Funding Information: We thank Tereza Nolan for help with sampling and Tony O'Brien and Anne Murphy for technical assistance. Funding was provided by the Higher Education Authority Technological Sector Research Strand I Programme (Grant number 08 WD13 ) and the Department of Agriculture and Food's Research Stimulus Fund Programme (Grant number RSF 07 543 ). G. Mc Carthy's PhD is funded by the Teagasc Walsh Fellowship Scheme. Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
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Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2022 23:07
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URI:	http://repository-testing.wit.ie/id/eprint/4204

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