Substrate composition and moisture in composting source-separated human faeces and food waste

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 487-497

  Niwagaba, C ^a,b   Nalubega, M ^a   Vinneras B ^b,c   Sundberg, C ^b   Jonsson H ^b,d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Composting; Faeces; Food waste; Insulation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOISTURE; SUBSTRATES;

COLIFORM CONCENTRATIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS SPP; FAECES; FOOD WASTE; KAMPALA , UGANDA; SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION;

WASTE TREATMENT;

CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NITROGEN; POLYSTYRENE;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; INSULATION; SANITATION; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ASH; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES; FOOD; FOOD WASTE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOISTURE; PH; REACTOR; SANITATION; SOLID WASTE; TEMPERATURE; UGANDA; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SOIL;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FOOD; HUMANS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67349277735     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330902788236     Document Type: Article

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