Leaching composted lignocellulosic wastes to prepare container media: Feasibility and environmental concerns

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1747-1755

  Fornes, Fernando ^a   Carrión, Carolina ^a   García de la Fuente, Rosana ^a   Puchades, Rosa ^a   Abad, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Leaching efficiency; Mineral elements; Ornamental plant production; Peat substitutes; Vegetable crop residues

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MAGNESIUM; METHACRYLIC ACID; MINERAL; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE; WATER;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP RESIDUE; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LEACHATE; LEACHING; LIGNIN; MINERAL PROPERTY; PEAT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION CONTROL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CALCEOLARIA; CALENDULA; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LEACHING; MELON; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PEPPER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; VEGETABLE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

CALCEOLARIA; CALENDULA; CUCUMIS; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO;

EID: 77953290289     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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