Composting organic residues: Trace metals and microbial pathogens

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2001, Pages 357-367

  Dumontet, S ^a   Dinel, H ^b   Schnitzer, M ^b   Pare T ^b   Scopa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Composting; Pathogenic micro organisms; Sanitization; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848868878     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/s00-077     Document Type: Review

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