[USCC] Composting animal blood

[Mike Morin]

I worked delivering fertilizer a few years back.

I was told that the organic fertilizer was "bloodmeal". It seems that 
someone is already using slaughterhouse blood as a fertilizer. Whether it is 
composted or not, I don't know.

You may want to check with a local fertilizer distribution company as to who 
supplies them with "bloodmeal". There you might find someone, or perhaps a 
few, who are composting blood (and other abattoir wastes) commercially. 
Whether they will be open to sharing their process is another story.

I worked for Crop Production Services (CPS) in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Hope this helps.


Happy holidays to all.


Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregg Wilson" <gregg.wilson at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [USCC] Composting animal blood


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> http://www.ridgetownc.on.ca/Research/documents/fleming_Final_Report_-_Compost_Blood.pdf
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> is a good article on composting blood
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William (Bill) Carter" <wcarter at tceq.state.tx.us>
> To: <compost at composter.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 4:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [USCC] Composting animal blood
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>> John and all,
>>
>> My previous reply underplayed the importance of an impervious surface on
>> which to do the initial handling of blood and other liquid biological
>> byproducts. These materials have an obvious tendency to penetrate soil
>> immediately upon unloading, hence the standard practice of pouring
>> materials like blood or paunch manure onto a thick mat of sawdust or
>> other fine absorbent material to stabilize the free liquid before
>> further handling. To require a paved, impervious surface or vessel for
>> this initial mixing may be warranted.
>>
>> Once the blood is absorbed, then moving the non-flowing matrix onto a
>> non-paved surface of very limited infiltration capacity for blending and
>> composting may be allowable, depending on the applicable rules and
>> permit requirements.
>>
>>           - Bill Carter
>>
>>
>> Bill Carter
>> Water Quality Monitoring & Assessment    MC 165
>> Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
>> P.O. Box 13087
>> Austin, TX  78711-3087
>> Phone:  512-239-6771
>> Fax:  512-239-4410
>> wcarter at tceq.state.tx.us
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