Changes in chemical properties during composting of spent pig litter at different moisture contents

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-89

  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; Moisture; Pig manure; Spent litter; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031937914     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00132-1     Document Type: Article

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