An assessment of pathogen removal during composting of the separated solid fraction of pig manure

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 9059-9067

  Mc Carthy, Gemma ^a,b   Lawlor, Peadar G ^b   Coffey, Lee ^a   Nolan, Tereza ^b   Gutierrez, Montserrat ^c   Gardiner, Gillian E ^a  

^a South East Technological University   (Ireland)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Compost; Indicator microorganisms; Pathogens; Pig manure; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BULKING AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; COMPOST; CULTURABLE; E. COLI; EU REGULATIONS; FINAL COMPOST; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL COUNT; PATHOGEN REMOVAL; PATHOGEN SURVIVAL; PIG MANURE; PIG MANURES; SEPARATED SOLIDS; SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA; TIME POINTS;

BACTERIOLOGY; COMPOSTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALS; PATHOGENS; SALMONELLA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MANURES;

BULKING AGENT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; COMPOSTING; EUROPEAN UNION; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; SEPARATION; STRAW; YEAST;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MANURE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SAWDUST; STRAW; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BIOTA; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; FUNGI; MANURE; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SUS SCROFA;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; ENTEROCOCCUS; SALMONELLA; SUIDAE;

EID: 80052368427     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.021     Document Type: Article

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