Microbiological parameters and maturity degree during composting of Posidonia oceanica residues mixed with vegetable wastes in semi-arid pedo-climatic condition

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1452-1458

  SAIDI, Neyla ^a   KOUKI, Soulwene ^a   M'HIRI, Fadhel ^b   JEDIDI, Naceur ^a   MAHROUK, Meriam ^a   HASSEN, Abdennaceur ^a   OUZARI, Hadda ^a  

^a Technopark Tourist Route of Soliman Nabeul   (Tunisia)

^b International center of Technology of the Environment   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

composting; maturity degree; organic amendment; recycling; soil degradation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PARAMETER; BIOLOGICAL STABILITY; C/N RATIO; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; DRY MATTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GERMINATION INDEX; HIGH QUALITY; MATURITY DEGREE; MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES; MICRO-BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ORGANIC AMENDMENT; ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; ORGANIC MATTER; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SEMI ARID; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL QUALITY; TUNISIA; VEGETABLE WASTES;

BEACHES; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROFITABILITY; RECYCLING; SOILS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

COMPOSTING; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; RECYCLING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION; VEGETABLE;

ALISMATIDAE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SOIL; VEGETABLE;

ALISMATIDAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; SOIL; VEGETABLES;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNIS [TUNISIA]; TUNISIA;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 70349846404     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62439-0     Document Type: Article

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