Dry matter mass balance estimates for composted feedlot manure

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 222-227

  Larney, Francis J ^a   Buckley, Katherine E ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASH HANDLING; CARBON; MANURES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS;

DRY MATTER MASS BALANCE; MASS BALANCE; STOCKPILING TREATMENT;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING; DRY MATTER; ESTIMATION METHOD; MANURE; MASS BALANCE; ORGANIC MATTER; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 44249126281     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2007.10702337     Document Type: Article

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