A novel composting process for plant wastes in Taiwan military barracks

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 408-417

  Tai, Hua Shan ^a   He, Wei Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Germination; Incubation; Military barrack; Plant waste; Windrow composting

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERMENTATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

GERMINATION; MILITARY BARRACK; PLANT WASTE; WINDROW COMPOSTING;

WASTE TREATMENT;

WATER;

COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERMENTATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

COMPOSTING; FERMENTATION; PLANT RESIDUE; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARMY; ARTICLE; ASH; BULK DENSITY; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERMENTATION; MANURE; ORGANIC WASTE; SOIL; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TURNOVER TIME; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34248381338     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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