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  • Biogas Code of Practice Consultation Workshops

    APL has developed a risk based Code of Practice for On-farm Biogas Production and Use (Piggeries) in response to growing interest in Biogas technology from Australian pig producers.  APL, through a previous project identified that there was a lot of …

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  • 2015-2020 Strategic Plan Consultation

    The APL 2015–2020 Strategic Plan consultation process continues with all meetings across the country now completed. To all of those producers who attended meetings, APL thanks you for your contributions so far. APL would like to offer all producers that have …

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  • Corrective Statement

    Australian Pork Limited (APL) issued Media Releases on 11 April and 19 December 2012 concerning the progress of the Australian pork industry’s initiative to move away from the use of sow stalls by 2017. APL made statements in those Releases …

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  • Notice of AGM and Annual Conference

    The APL Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the Marriott Hotel, cnr Exhibition and Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne on Thursday 21 November 2012. The Annual Conference will commence at 9.00am and the AGM will commence at 1.00pm. For …

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Complete Research Reports

Item Details

Sludge Handling and Management

125 Pages
1 Jan 2014
Author(s): Eugene McGahan

Sludge accumulates in piggery waste management ponds. Eventually, this sludge needs to be removed and handled. Many existing piggery ponds are reaching the point where sludge removal is becoming a pressing issue. Sludge removal from covered treatment ponds to generate biogas presents special difficulties. This report reviews the physical and rheological properties of pond sludge and the methods used to pump, remove, dewater and manage the wet sludge. The most important parameter that influences the ability to pump sludge is the total solids content. Sludge samples were collected at several Australian piggeries. These samples were analysed for their physical properties.

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