Substitution of peat, fertiliser and manure by compost in hobby gardening: User surveys and case studies

Waste Management

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2483-2489

  Andersen, Jacob K ^a   Christensen, Thomas H ^a   Scheutz, Charlotte ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION LAYERS; COPENHAGEN; DENMARK; DRIVING DISTANCE; FERTILISERS; FILLING MATERIALS; GENERAL INFORMATION; SOIL QUALITY; USER SURVEYS;

FERTILIZERS; MANURES; PEAT; RESEARCH; SOILS; SURVEYS;

COMPOSTING;

FERTILIZER; PEAT;

COMPOST; FERTILIZER; HOME GARDEN; MANURE; PEAT;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GARDENING; HOUSEHOLD; MANURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

FERTILIZERS; GARDENING; HUMANS; MANURE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECYCLING; SOIL;

AARHUS [DENMARK]; COPENHAGEN [(CTY) HOVEDSTADEN]; DENMARK; HOVEDSTADEN;

EID: 77957665792     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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