Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) as a parameter of compost maturity

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2109-2116

  Zmora Nahum, Sharon ^a   Markovitch, Omer ^a   Tarchitzky, Jorge ^b   Chen, Yona ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biosolids; C N ratio; Compost maturity; Compost stability; DOM; Municipal solid waste; Nitrate; Organic matter; Plant growth response; Separated manure

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; MANURES; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLID WASTES;

BIOSOLIDS; C/N RATIO; COMPOST MATURITY; COMPOST STABILITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PLANT GROWTH RESPONSE; SEPARATED MANURE;

CARBON;

COMPOST; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROWTH RESPONSE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CARBON; COMPOST; MANURE; SOLID WASTES;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LOLIUM;

EID: 27444440722     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.03.013     Document Type: Article

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