TY - JOUR N2 - The article presents the research into hygienizing process of chicken manure using calcium peroxide (CaO2) as an environmentally friendly biological deactivation agent. The influence of the addition of CaO2 to chicken manure on the bioavailability of phosphorus was also analyzed. The process of biological deactivation using CaO2, CaO and Ca(OH)2 agents was analyzed applying the disk diffusion method. To optimize the effect of the hygienizing parameters, (CaO2 concentration, pH, temperature and time) on the reduction of Enterobacteriaceae count the Taguchi method was applied. The content of bioavailable phosphorus was measured with the Egner-Riehm method and determined with spectrophotometry. The reduction in bacterial count followed an increase in the concentration of CaO2 in a sample. The optimal experimental conditions (CaO2=10.5 wt.%, pH=9.5, T=40°C, t=180 h) enabled a significant decrease in the Enterobacteriaceae count, from 107 cfu/g to 102 cfu/g. Analysis of the samples with Egner-Riehm method showed that the phosphorus content decreased with the addition of biocide CaO2: from 26.6 mg/l (for 3.5 wt.%) to 3.5 mg/l (for 10.5 wt.%). These values were slightly higher than the content of phosphorus deactivated with Ca(OH)2 i.e., from 11.25 mg/l (for 3.5 wt.%) to 4.49 mg/l (for 10.5 wt.%). The application of CaO2 for hygienizing chicken manure enables effective reduction of Enterobacteriaceae count to an acceptable level (below 1000 cfu/g). In comparison with the traditional techniques of hygienization, the application of CaO2 has a positive effect on the recovery of bioavailable phosphorus. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/118693/PDF/Archives%20vol%2046%20no%204pp42-53.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/118693 PY - 2020 IS - No 4 EP - 53 DO - 10.24425/aep.2020.135763 KW - pathogens KW - calcium peroxide KW - organic fertilizers KW - phosphorus bioavailability A1 - Więckol-Ryk, Angelika A1 - Białecka, Barbara A1 - Thomas, Maciej PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 46 DA - 2020.12.15 T1 - Application of calcium peroxide as an environmentally friendly oxidant to reduce pathogens in organic fertilizers and its impact on phosphorus bioavailability SP - 42 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/118693 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -