A novel method for combined biowaste stabilization and production of nitrate-rich liquid fertilizer for use in organic horticulture

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1205-1214

  Gross, Amit ^a   Guy, Ofer ^a   Posmanik, Roy ^a   Fine, Pinchas ^b   Nejidat, Ali ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ammonia volatilization; Biofiltration; Biowaste; Fertigation; Nitrification; Organic agriculture

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; BIO-WASTE; FERTIGATIONS; FERTILIZATION EXPERIMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; LAND APPLICATIONS; LIQUID FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; ORGANIC WASTES; PILOT-SCALE STUDY; SUSPENDED PARTICLES;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILTRATION; DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; RISK PERCEPTION; STABILIZATION; WASTE UTILIZATION;

NITRATES;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NITRATE; NITRATE RICH LIQUID FERTILIZER; NITRITE; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

BIOFILTRATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HORTICULTURE; MANURE; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC FARMING; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FECAL COLIFORM; FERTIGATION; HORTICULTURE; LETTUCE; MANURE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC WASTE STABILIZATION; PILOT STUDY; RECYCLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL QUALITY; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

LACTUCA;

EID: 84859158785     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-011-0938-y     Document Type: Article

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