Design of a continuous flow aerobic bioreactor for odour removal from livestock slurry

The primary objective of this study was to develop the most effective abatement strategy for reducing odour offensiveness and emissions, and for reducing the water pollution potential from cattle and pig slurry during storage periods after an aerobic treatment process. A farm-scale treatment plant based on the findings of the laboratory studies, together with the latest research into aeration technology, was designed, constructed, operated and monitored. An initial study was carried out to investigate the effect of three different temperatures (5, 10 and 1