Effect of turning frequencies on composting biodegradable municipal solid waste quality

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 65, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-84

  Getahun, T ^a,b   Nigusie, A ^a   Entele, T ^a   Gerven, T Van ^b   Bruggen, B Van Der ^b  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodegradable organic waste; Composting; Municipal waste; Turning frequency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY; BIODEGRADABLE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; CARBON-TO-NITROGEN RATIO; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INVESTIGATE EFFECTS; LEAF AREA; LOW FREQUENCY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPOST; MUNICIPAL WASTE; ORGANIC WASTES; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT NUTRIENTS; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; TOTAL CARBON; TOTAL NITROGEN;

BINS; CARBON; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY METALS; MOLYBDENUM; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COMPOSTING;

CARBON; HEAVY METAL; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN;

BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; COMPOSTING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITROGEN; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP PRODUCTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GREENHOUSE; HEAD WEIGHT; LEAF AREA; LETTUCE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANT PARAMETERS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE; TURNING FREQUENCY;

LACTUCA;

EID: 84862183709     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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