Document Type
Abstract
Conference
2006 CRTI Summer Symposium
Publication Date
6-2006
City
Gatineau, QC
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to develop composting methods that can be applied on farms or at other sites to ensure the biocontainment of infected poultry or livestock carcasses and their manure in the event of a bioterrorism attack employing foreign animal disease viruses. The methods developed in this project will be efficient at destroying viruses and degrading carcasses to earth-like material. Methods will also be developed to detect and identify volatile organic compounds contained in off-gases produced during composting. An assessment will then be made of the key chemical categories and specific compounds in the gases released. Studies on the gases released and on the breakdown of animal DNA will aim to determine whether this information could be used to predict the overall safety of the compost for disposal on land. Standards will also be developed to determine virus survival under defined composting conditions.
Copyright Owner
Government of Canada
Copyright Date
2006
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Guan, Jiewen; Brooks, Brian; Spencer, Lloyd; Kitching, Paul; Glanville, Thomas D.; Koziel, Jacek A.; Reynolds, Donald L.; Ahn, Heekwon; Akdeniz, Neslihan; Stanford, Kim; McAllister, Tim; Inglis, Douglas; Larney, Francis; and Hao, Xiying, "On-site Composting for Biocontainment and Safe Disposal of Infectious Animal Carcasses and Manure in the Event of a Bioterrorism Attack" (2006). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations. 227.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_conf/227
Included in
Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Commons, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health Commons
Comments
This is an abstract of a poster presented at the CRTI Summer Symposium, 13–15 June 2006, Gatineau, QC.