A method for measuring low-weight carboxylic acids from biosolid compost

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 516-521

  Himanen, Marina ^a   Latva Kala, Kyösti ^a   Itävaara, Merja ^b   Hänninen, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CALIBRATION; COMPOSTING; CULTIVATION; METHANOL; PH; PLANTS (BOTANY); SULFURIC ACID; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ACETIC; BIOSOLID COMPOST; FORMIC; LOW-WEIGHT CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PELARGONIC ACIDS; PROPIONIC;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DECANOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FORMIC ACID; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEXANOIC ACID; NONANOIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID; VALERIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; COMPOST; DERIVATIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY;

CALIBRATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; LEPIDIUM; SOIL;

EID: 33644891886     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.0443     Document Type: Article

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