Can stability and maturity be evaluated in finished composts from different sources?

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-31

  Paradelo, R ^a   Prieto, B ^a   Sandu, R G ^a   Barral, M T ^a   Moldes, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COMPOSTING; DETOXIFICATION; FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STABILITY;

BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; BIODEGRADABLE FRACTION; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC MATTER;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOST; CORRELATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMIFICATION; MANURE; MATURATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; STABILIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

VITACEAE;

EID: 77951578235     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2010.10736930     Document Type: Article

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