Transformation of spent broiler litter from exogenous matter to compost in a sub-tropical context

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 128-136

  Mohee, Romeela ^a   Driver, Marie Francoise B ^a   Sobratee, Nafiisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Faecal coliforms (FC); Faecal enterococci (FE); Spent broiler litter (SBL); Total coliforms (TC); Volatile solids reduction (VSRed)

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; FAECAL COLIFORMS; FAECAL ENTEROCOCCI; HYGIENIZATION; TOTAL COLIFORMS; VOLATILE SOLIDS REDUCTION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BAGASSE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; COMPOSTING; FECAL COLIFORM; PHYTOTOXICITY; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BREATHING RATE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPOSTING; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA; SANITATION;

ANIMALS; BENCHMARKING; CELLULOSE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; MAURITIUS; POULTRY; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 34848886610     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.11.040     Document Type: Article

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