Determination of compost respiration rates using pressure sensors

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-131

  Sadaka, Samy S ^a   Richard, Tom L ^b   Loecke, Terrance D ^c   Liebman, Matt ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; OXYGEN; PH; PRESSURE DROP; SENSORS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; STABILITY; TITRATION;

AEROBIC RESPIRATION; PRESSURE SENSOR METHOD (PSM); TITRATION METHOD (TM); VOLATILE SOLIDS (VS);

COMPOSTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; MANURE; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXYGEN; PRESSURE EFFECT; RESPIRATION; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33746324233     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2006.10702273     Document Type: Article

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