Ammonia ooutgassing
josko021
13 years ago
I have a compost pile that's outgassing ammonia. It's not objectionable, but one can smell a distinct 'barnyard' ammonia smell a few steps downwind of it. It's a 4'x4'x4'6" pile built up of fresh weed, dry leaves, fish scraps and hardwood shavings. I tried to balance it out to a C:N of 30:1, but may have come up slightly green. It's been running at 160F+ for the past week, and the top is already down some 6" from the original 5' height. I tried a 2" layer of oak sawdust on top, but it didn't have a noticable effect on outgassing.
I understand ammonia should convert to nitrates and then nitrites via an aerobic process and am wondering if there's a way I can enhance ammonia conversion at this stage. I don't want to turn the pile until it cools. Thanks in advance.
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