Greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions from composting

SL Nordahl, CV Preble, TW Kirchstetter… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Composting can divert organic waste from landfills, reduce landfill methane emissions, and
recycle nutrients back to soils. However, the composting process is also a source of …

[HTML][HTML] Greenhouse gases emission from agricultural soil: A review

G Chataut, B Bhatta, D Joshi, K Subedi… - Journal of Agriculture and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for agricultural goods is currently higher than it has ever been before due to the
expansion of the world population. This has resulted in the conversion of grassland into …

Sustainable agriculture options for production, greenhouse gasses and pollution alleviation, and nutrient recycling in emerging and transitional nations-An overview

MJ Adegbeye, PRK Reddy, AI Obaisi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Previous and current agricultural practices have contributed to environmental pollution,
which is further affecting food security, human health, and climate. Yet, agriculture cannot be …

Greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste composting

A Sánchez, A Artola, X Font, T Gea, R Barrena… - Environmental chemistry …, 2015 - Springer
There is actually a common consensus in using biological technologies for the treatment of
organic wastes. For instance, composting is used for aerobic biological stabilisation of …

Dairy manure co-composting with wood biochar plays a critical role in meeting global methane goals

BP Harrison, S Gao, M Gonzales, T Thao… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Livestock are the largest source of anthropogenic methane (CH4) emissions, and in
intensive dairy systems, manure management can contribute half of livestock CH4. Recent …

Total methane emission rates and losses from 23 biogas plants

C Scheutz, AM Fredenslund - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Methane losses from biogas plants are problematic, since they contribute to global warming
and thus reduce the environmental benefits of biogas production. Total losses of methane …

Home composting as an alternative treatment option for organic household waste in Denmark: An environmental assessment using life cycle assessment-modelling

JK Andersen, A Boldrin, TH Christensen, C Scheutz - Waste management, 2012 - Elsevier
An environmental assessment of the management of organic household waste (OHW) was
performed from a life cycle perspective by means of the waste-life cycle assessment (LCA) …

Vermicomposting as a technology for reducing nitrogen losses and greenhouse gas emissions from small-scale composting

A Nigussie, TW Kuyper, S Bruun… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Thermophilic composting produces a significant amount of greenhouse gases. The
objectives of this study were (i) to evaluate the effectiveness of vermicomposting to reduce …

Greenhouse gas emissions from home composting of organic household waste

JK Andersen, A Boldrin, TH Christensen, C Scheutz - Waste Management, 2010 - Elsevier
The emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is a potential environmental disadvantage of
home composting. Because of a lack of reliable GHG emission data, a comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] Community composting: A multidisciplinary evaluation of an inclusive, participative, and eco-friendly approach to biowaste management

A De Boni, FM Melucci, C Acciani, R Roma - Cleaner Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The problem of waste management continues to grow as landfilling and incineration face
both environmental, social, and economic concerns. In this study, the implementation of …