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Table 3 P in Manures**

From: Phosphorus retention in calcareous soils and the effect of organic matter on its mobility

 

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

  1. * 5 consecutive simulated rainfall events of 70 mm/h, 30 min each.
  2. **adapted from ref. [67]
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Geochemical Transactions

ISSN: 1467-4866

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