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Co‐composting of Municipal Solid Waste with Sawdust: Improving Compost Quality
CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 2012AbstractThe aim of present study was to improve compost quality as well as to achieve an optimum C/N ratio in compost, reduction in heavy metal content and increased water‐holding capacity of composting piles in arid areas. Four windrow compost piles were prepared by mixing sawdust at various dosages with municipal solid waste (MSW).
Javad Yousefi +2 more
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The evaluation of compost quality
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 1998Abstract Composts are considered as organic soil improvement, however, with the introduction of organic substances from industrial or municipal wastes, they should be considered as secondary wastes. The harmonisation and standardization of methods for soils, composts and other wastes is needed for comparable and more comprehensive data for the ...
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Compost quality control by hyperspectral imaging
SPIE Proceedings, 2008Compost obtained from different organic waste sources (municipal solid waste, biomass, etc.) is more and more utilized as a relatively low-cost product suitable for agricultural purposes reducing at the same time land filling of wastes. Compost product should comply with specific characteristics in order to be competitive with other fertilizer and ...
BONIFAZI, Giuseppe +2 more
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Quality compost and soil quality
2008The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of quality compost on soil Carbon dynamics and structure of different soils, typical of cultivated areas of Tuscany. The possible arrangement of OM into the soil aggregates architecture was evaluated by means of a low-temperature ashing procedure under oxygen plasma.
Sparvoli E, Pini R, D'Acqui I, Scatena M
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Compost production and composted manure quality evaluation
2011Composted manure can have an important role in production of substrate for growing seedlings, which would make the organic waste management more cost-effective, but also decrease the cost of seedlings production. Production of composted manure is of significant importance for family farms as well and even more so for farms practicing integral and ...
Popović, Brigita +3 more
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Study on the quality and stability of compost through a Demo Compost Plant
Waste Management, 2012This study is concerned with the performance of a Demo Compost Plant for the development of acceptable composting technology in Bangladesh. The Demo Compost Plant was setup at the adjacent area of an existing compost plant located at Khulna city in Bangladesh.
K M M, Hasan +4 more
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Biodegradation, 2008
The main by-product generated by the Spanish olive oil industry, a wet solid lignocellulosic material called "alperujo" (AL), was evaluated as a composting substrate by using different aeration strategies and bulking agents. The experiments showed that composting performance was mainly influenced by the type of bulking agent added, and by the number of
José Antonio, Alburquerque +4 more
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The main by-product generated by the Spanish olive oil industry, a wet solid lignocellulosic material called "alperujo" (AL), was evaluated as a composting substrate by using different aeration strategies and bulking agents. The experiments showed that composting performance was mainly influenced by the type of bulking agent added, and by the number of
José Antonio, Alburquerque +4 more
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Improving the quality of municipal organic waste compost
Bioresource Technology, 2007The effects of different municipal organic waste (MOW) management practices (shredding, addition of carbon-rich materials and inoculation with earthworms) on organic matter stabilization and compost quality were studied. Four static piles were prepared with: (i) shredded MOW; (ii) shredded MOW+woodshavings; (iii) non-shredded MOW; and (iv) non-shredded
C, Tognetti, M J, Mazzarino, F, Laos
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Quality assurance of compost and digestate
2018Establishing a quality assurance system for compost and digestate from bio-waste can help to decrease the amount of biodegradable waste being landfilled and to increase material recycling. Germany has been successfully operating such a system since 1989, comprising also an organisation with the competence to control the quality of compost and digestate
Dollhofer, Marie, Zettl, Elisabeth
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Impacts of Separation on Compost Quality
1996Composting treatment reduce the volume of refuse to be dumped in landfills since household waste will thus lose a large portion of its organic components. Correctly implemented, composting is a reliable method of transforming the putrescible organic matter of wastes in to a soil conditioner.
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