Effect of commercial mineral-based additives on composting and compost quality

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2265-2273

  Himanen, M ^a   Hanninen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-WASTE; C/N RATIO; CALCIUM HYDROXIDES; COMPOST QUALITY; COMPOSTING PROCESS; LABORATORY SCALE; SULPHATES;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CLAY MINERALS; COMPOSTING; HEAVY METALS; HYDRATED LIME; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINING; ORGANIC ACIDS; ZINC;

HEAVY WATER;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; HEAVY METAL; IRON; IRON OXIDE; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDE; PEROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFATE; WATER; ZINC;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MINERAL;

ARTICLE; CLAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELIMINATION REACTION; LABORATORY; LEPIDIUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PH; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; VOLATILIZATION;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FORMIC ACIDS; GARBAGE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEPIDIUM; METALS, HEAVY; MINERALS; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTS;

LEPIDIUM;

EID: 67349164822     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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