Harmonizing procedures for the evaluation of compost maturity in two compost types in Ghana

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-209

  Ofosu Budu, G K ^a   Hogarh, J N ^b   Fobil, J N ^a   Quaye, A ^a   Danso, S K A ^a   Carboo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide respirometry; Compost maturity; Germination index; Humus colour; Solid waste compost

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE; BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL; COMPOST MATURITY; COMPOST MATURITY TEST; CROP RESIDUE; GERMINATION INDEX; GERMINATION TEST; HIGH-CONTENT; HUMUS COLOUR; MATURATION STAGE; MATURITY INDICES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMAL VALUES; RESPIROMETRY; SOIL STRUCTURE; VALIDATION STUDY; WASTE STREAM;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLOR; CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; SOILS; SOLID WASTES; TESTING;

COMPOSTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLOR; COMPOST; CROP RESIDUE; GERMINATION; HUMUS; INDEX METHOD; MATURATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PHYTOTOXICITY; RECYCLING;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; GHANA; HUMUS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RESPIROMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70749124692     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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