Odor control from poultry manure composting plant using a soil filter

High intensity odors from a poultry manure composting building were controlled by discharging them with a fan-blower through perforated pipe beneath 20-25 cm (8-10 in.) of sand and pea gravel in a 0.23 ha (0.57 ac) soil filter field. Ammonia concentrations were reduced by 97-99%. Odor intensity measured with a butanol olfactometer decreased by 30-80% as compared to composting building odors.