Preface -- About the editors -- 1 Animal Manure Production and Utilization in the US -- 2 Residual Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in Animal Manures and Their Environmental Behaviors in Soils -- 3 Changes in Nutrient Content and Availability during the Slow Pyrolysis of Animal Wastes -- 4 Soil Amino Compound and Carbohydrate Contents Influenced by Organic Amendments -- 5 Nitrogen Mineralization in Soils Amended with Manure as Affected by Environmental Conditions -- Soil Enzyme Activities as Affected by Manure Types, Application Rates, and Management Practices -- 7 Phosphatase Activities and Their Effects on Phosphorus Availability in Soils Amended with Livestock Manures -- 8 Variety and Solubility of Phosphorus Forms in Animal Manure and Their Effects on Soil Test Phosphorus -- 9 Phytate in Animal Manure and Soils: Abundance, Cycling and Bioavailability -- 10 Phosphorus Forms and Mineralization Potentials of Alabama Upland Cotton Production Soils Amended with Poultry Litter -- 11 Chemistry and Application of Industrial By-Products to Animal Manure for Reducing Phosphorus Losses to Surface Waters -- 12 Nutrient Chemistry of Manure and Manure-Impacted Soils as Influenced by Application of Bauxite -- 13 Investigation of Compound-Specific Organic-Inorganic Phosphorus Transformation Using Stable Isotope Ratios in Phosphate -- 14 Chemical Characteristics of Custom Compost for Highbush Blueberry -- 15 Distribution and Biodegradability of Water Soluble Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Subarctic Alaskan Soils under Three Different Land Uses -- 16 Remote Sensing of Nutrient Characteristics of Soils and Crops in Biosolid Amended Soils -- 17 Cotton Production Improvement and Environmental Concerns from Poultry Litter Application in Southern and Southeastern USA Soils -- Index.