Inactivation of Salmonella spp. in cow manure composts formulated to different initial C:N ratios

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5898-5903

  Erickson, Marilyn C ^a   Liao, Jean ^a   Ma, Li ^a   Jiang, Xiuping ^b   Doyle, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compost; pH; Salmonella; Thermal inactivation; Volatile acids

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC COMPOSTING; AMMONIUM SULFATE; C:N RATIO; COMPOST; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; COW MANURE; CUMULATIVE HEAT; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; PATHOGEN INACTIVATION; PH VALUE; RAPID RATE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SPP; THERMAL INACTIVATION; VOLATILE ACIDS;

ACIDS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSTING; MANURES; PH EFFECTS;

PATHOGENS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CARBON; NITROGEN; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; HEAT TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA NEWPORT; ZOONOSIS;

ACIDS; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CATTLE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANURE; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; SALMONELLA; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 68649095158     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.06.083     Document Type: Article

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