Calculating the reduction in material mass and volume during composting

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-371

  Breitenbeck, Gary A ^a   Schellinger, David ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FEEDSTOCKS; PILES; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

BULK DENSITY MEASUREMENT; COMPOST OPERATION MANAGEMENT; NONVOLATILE SOLIDS (NVS); WINDROWS;

COMPOSTING;

BULK DENSITY; COMPOSTING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 11244309586     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2004.10702206     Document Type: Article

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