The determination of biological stability of composts using the Dynamic Respiration Index: The results of experience after two years

Waste Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-48

  Adani, Fabrizio ^a   Ubbiali, Cesare ^a   Generini, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIOLOGICAL STABILITY;

COMPOSTING;

BIOREACTOR; COMPOST;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSAFETY; COMPOSTING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR MOVEMENTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; OXYGEN; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 27744431881     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2005.01.025     Document Type: Article

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