Monday, February 26, 2007

Can Chicken Manure be Used as Fertilizer for Algae Growth?

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Can Chicken Manure be Used as Fertilizer for Algae Growth?

The following was a question asked at the Oil from Algae yahoogroup

Question: Is there any information about chicken manure or similar wastes that can be used as cheap fertilizer for algae? Will that be enough or does it have to be mixed with other stuff? Would like to make a low cost trial run when enough info is available.Thanks, Peter

One of the relevant answers provided is as follows:

Answer: Yes chicken manure can be used as fertilizer but not with algae as nitrates reduce the Oil production from most algae strains.

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