Composting piggery waste: A review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 197-203

  Imbeah, Maleena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composting; Environmental pollution; Litter; Pig carcasses; Pig manure

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; COMPOSTING; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARCASS; COMPOSTING; MANURE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SWINE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032032623     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00165-X     Document Type: Review

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