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Submitted to: Yearbook of Science and Technology
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 2/17/1995 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: No interpretive summary is required for this book chapter. Technical Abstract: For each ton of cheese manufactured, about nine tons of whey byproduct is produced. This results in over 5 billion gallons of whey that must be utilized or disposed of in the United States each year. Much of the whey is processed into food additives or connected to animal feed. However a considerable fracture of the whey is disposed of by land application. Whey has been shown to improve both chemical and physical soil conditions. The main economical drawback to land utilization & disposal is the huge volume of water in relation to the solid fraction in the whey. |
