Compost of municipal organic waste: Effects of different management practices on degradability and nutrient release capacity

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2290-2296

  Tognetti, C ^a,b   Mazzarino, M J ^a,b   Laos, F ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Cocomposting; Mineralization; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOSOLIDS; COMPOSTING; MINERALOGY; MIXING; NUTRIENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

C-MINERALIZATION; COCOMPOSTING; DEGRADABILITY; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT RELEASE; ORGANIC WASTES; VERMICOMPOSTING;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; BIOSOLID; CARBON; COMPOST; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 49249129989     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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