A quantitative respirometric method for monitoring compost stability

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 52-65

  Iannotti, D A ^a   Pang, T ^a   Toth, B L ^a   Elwell, D L ^a   Keener, H M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; WASTE TREATMENT;

COMPOST MATURITY; COMPOST STABILITY; OXYGEN LEVEL CHANGE; PATHOGENS REGROWTH; PILOT-SCALE SYSTEM;

COMPOSTING;

EID: 0027614943     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.1993.10757890     Document Type: Article

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