Potential roles of biological amendments for profitable grain production–A review

LK Abbott, LM Macdonald, MTF Wong, MJ Webb… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is increasing interest in use of 'alternative'soil amendments in agriculture, but the wide
range of resources and products available differ greatly in their potential to overcome soil …

Critical evaluation of municipal solid waste composting and potential compost markets

M Farrell, DL Jones - Bioresource technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Mechanical biological treatment (MBT) of mixed waste streams is becoming increasingly
popular as a method for treating municipal solid waste (MSW). Whilst this process can …

Assessment of the status of municipal solid waste management in metro cities, state capitals, class I cities, and class II towns in India: An insight

S Kumar, JK Bhattacharyya, AN Vaidya… - Waste management, 2009 - Elsevier
Solid waste management is one of the most challenging issues in urban cities, which are
facing a serious pollution problem due to the generation of huge quantities of solid waste …

[ΒΙΒΛΙΟ][B] Waste management practices: municipal, hazardous, and industrial

J Pichtel - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
A practical guide for the identification and management of a range of hazardous wastes,
Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial integrates technical …

Hazard to man and the environment posed by the use of urban waste compost: a review

I Déportes, JL Benoit-Guyod, D Zmirou - Science of the total environment, 1995 - Elsevier
This review presents the current state of knowledge on the relationship between the
environment and the use of municipal waste compost in terms of health risk assessment …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative evaluation of heavy metals' pollution hazards and estimation of heavy metals' environmental costs in leachate during food waste composting

Z Chu, X Fan, W Wang, W Huang - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metals in leachate during food waste composting may produce different degrees of
pollution hazards and further induce environment costs, when the concentrations of heavy …

Air‐filled porosity and permeability relationships during solid‐state fermentation

TL Richard, AHM Veeken, V De Wilde… - Biotechnology …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
An experimental apparatus was constructed to measure the structural parameters of organic
porous media, i., e. mechanical strength, air‐filled porosity, air permeability, and the Ergun …

Composition and uses of compost

AV Barker - 1997 - ACS Publications
Composts compostions vary with raw materials and processes used to make composts.
Uses, primarily agronomic or horticultural, are based on chemical composition. Applications …

Environmental impact of two aerobic composting technologies using life cycle assessment

E Cadena, J Colón, A Artola, A Sánchez… - The international journal …, 2009 - Springer
Background, aim, and scope Composting is a viable technology to treat the organic fraction
of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) because it stabilizes biodegradable organic matter and …

Optimizing composting parameters for nitrogen conservation in composting

P Bueno, R Tapias, F López, MJ Díaz - Bioresource Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
A central composite experimental design was used to investigate the influence of
environmental composting parameters (moisture, aeration, particle size and time) for legume …