Co-composting of faecal sludge and organic solid waste for agriculture: Process dynamics

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 4665-4675

  Cofie, Olufunke ^a   Kone, Doulaye ^b   Rothenberger, Silke ^b   Moser, Daya ^b   Zubruegg, Chris ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Co composting; Compost quality; Excreta; Feacal sludge; Nutrients; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; MIXING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE TREATMENT;

C:N RATIO; COCOMPOSTING; COMPOST QUALITY; EXCREMENT; FAECAL SLUDGE; FEACAL SLUDGE; MIXING RATIOS; TOTAL SOLIDS; TOTAL VOLATILE SOLIDS; TURNING FREQUENCIES;

NUTRIENTS;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIUM; COMPOSTING; MATURATION; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUTRIENT; PH; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEWATERING; DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MANURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; ORGANIC WASTE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 71749090229     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.07.021     Document Type: Article

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