Composting of spent pig litter at different seasonal temperatures in subtropical climate

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-104

  Tiquia, S M ^a,b   Tam, N F Y ^a   Hodgkiss, I J ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Composting; Heavy metals; Humification indicators; Microbial activity; Pig manure

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HONG KONG; PH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SUMMER; SWINE; TROPIC CLIMATE; WINTER;

EID: 0031409537     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00116-4     Document Type: Article

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