The maturity tests during the composting of municipal solid wastes

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-49

  Fourti, Olfa ^a  

^a Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Carbon dioxide; Nitrifying activity

Indexed keywords

C/N RATIO; COCOMPOSTING; COOLING PHASE; DRIED SEWAGE SLUDGE; FINISHED PRODUCTS; HARMFUL EFFECTS; MESOPHILIC; NITRIFYING ACTIVITY; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMOPHILIC PHASE; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEAVY METALS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITRIFICATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

COMPOSTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AGRONOMY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; HEAVY METAL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC MATTER; SLUDGE; TOXICITY;

AGRONOMY; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; COMPOSTING; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; INCUBATION TIME; MESOPHILE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITRIFICATION; REVIEW; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; THERMOPHILE;

TUNISIA;

EID: 84872703878     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.12.001     Document Type: Review

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