Dissolved organic carbon fractions formed during composting of municipal solid waste: Properties and significance

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 172-179

  Chefet, B ^a   Hadar, Y ^a   Chen, Y ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Compost; Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic matter; DRIFT; FTIR; Humic substances; NMR

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYPHENOL; SOLID WASTE;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 0032310908     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-401x(199805)26:3<172::aid-aheh172>3.0.co;2-5     Document Type: Article

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