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Re: Chicken poop incineration -Forwarded -Forwarded

Attached is a response from the MD Environmental
Services who is evaluating using chicken poop as fuel for a
co-gen plant at a MD prison on the MD eastern shore. 
Currently the plant burns wood.  They are looking for other
renewable fuels.
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Here is a brief response.  First of all, we have done an
extensive analysis of both the litter and the ash. 
Admittedly, we did (not) analyze the ash for dioxin and
other organics.  Our focus was on inorganics.  Be aware
that although burning it sounds offensive, there is also much
movement afoot to pelletize it and use it for fertilizer and/or 
ship it to S. America/Mexico for cattle feed.  Also
remember that if we are to reduce CO2 emissions we must
reduce combustion of fossil fuels.  If it is a given that we
are going to generate animal wastes, why not burn them for
heat/power and reduce the amount of fossil fuel that is
burned.  Yes, the animal wastes also create CO2 when
burned but they will also when land applied through natural
decomposition.  This is an argument I have made as well as
Fibrowatt in the United Kingdom.  Another plus for
burning is that it sterilizes the litter.  All things considered
there will probably be several technologies that are used to
manage and dispose of animal wastes.  It will be similar to
how sludge is now managed.   



Here is a brief response.  First of all,we have done an extensive analysis of both the litter and the ash.  Admittedly, we did analyze the ash for dioxin and other organics.  Our focus was on inorganics.  Be aware that although burning it sounds offensive, there is also much movement afoot to pellitze it and use it for fertilizer and/or  ship it to S. America/Mexico for cattle feed.  Also remember that if we are to reduce CO2 emissions we must reduce combustion of fossill fuels.  If it is a given that we are going to generate animal wastes, why not burn them for heat/power and reduce the amount of fossil fuel that is burned.  Yes, the animal wastes also create CO2 when burned but they will also when land applied through natural decomposition.  This is an argument I have made as well as Fibrowatt in the United Kingdom.  Another plus for buring is that it sterilizes the litter.  All things considered there will probably be several technologies that are used to manage and dispose!
 of animal
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