Microbial C and N dynamics during composting process of urban solid waste

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-29

  Ayed, Layla Ben ^a   Hassen, Abdennaceur ^a   Jedidi, Naceur ^a   Saidi, Neila ^a   Bouzaiane, Olfa ^a   Murano, Fumio ^a  

^a Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Carbon; Compost; Fumigation extraction; Nitrogen; Total microbial biomass; Wmr 970 6

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; FUMIGATION; FUNGI; OPTIMIZATION;

FUMIGATION-EXTRACTION; TOTAL MICROBIAL BIOMASS;

SOLID WASTES;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; FUMIGATION; FUNGI; OPTIMIZATION; SOLID WASTES;

CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; FUMIGATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; SOLID WASTE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; CITIES; FUNGI; NITROGEN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TUNISIA;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); FUNGI;

EID: 33847618282     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X07073783     Document Type: Article

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