Comparison of three digestion methods for the recovery of 17 plant essential nutrients and trace elements from six composts

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 197-203

  Zheljazkov, Valtcho D ^a   Warman, Phil R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; REFUSE DIGESTION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SODIUM;

COMPOST SAMPLES; DIGESTION METHODS;

CALCIUM;

COMPOSTING; DIGESTION; MANURE; NUTRIENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 0036597968     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2002.10702081     Document Type: Article

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