Chemical amendments and process controls to reduce ammonia volatilization during in-house composting

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-149

  Koenig, Richard T ^a   Palmer, Matt D ^b   Miner, F Dean ^b   Miller, Bruce E ^b   Harrison, John D ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; MANURES; STRAW; VAPORIZATION; ZEOLITES;

AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; CHLORIDE SALT TREATMENT; IN-HOUSE COMPOSTING; POULTRY MANURE COMPOSITION;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOST;

AMMONIA; COMPOST; MANURE; POULTRY; STRAW; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 22244466118     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2005.10702231     Document Type: Article

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