§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what new research projects into disposal of farm wastes were started by his Department in 1968; what new projects are
1968–69 1969–70 Subject Institution £ £ High-rate bio-filtration and mechanical aeration of farm effluent. National Institute of Agricultural Engineering. 15,000 19,000 Treatment of farm effluent by means of an oxidation ditch. Grassland Research Institute 4,500 1,000 Survival of pathogenic organisms in slurry. Institute for Research on Animal Diseases. 2,100 1,050 Farm effluent disposal by anaerobic digestion. Rowett Research Institute 650 1,300 Microbial degradation of farm wastes West of Scotland College of Agriculture 2,880 2,880 £25,130 £25,230 Proposals for research grants totalling approximately £10,000 p.a. for additional work in this field are at present under consideration by the Council.