Optimum moisture levels for biodegradation of mortality composting envelope materials

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1411-1416

  Ahn, H K ^a   Richard, T L ^b   Glanville, T D ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b University Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; MOISTURE; PATHOGENS; PRESSURE SENSORS;

OPTIMUM MOISTURE; PATHOGEN DESTRUCTION RATES;

COMPOSTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; MOISTURE; PATHOGENS; PRESSURE SENSORS;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; DISEASE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; RESPIRATION;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MOISTURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 44149113748     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.05.022     Document Type: Article

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