Two patients with no exposure to gardening compost had related Legionella longbeachae infections in Quebec, Canada. Epidemiologic investigation and laboratory results from patient and soil samples identified the patients' workplace, a metal recycling plant, as the likely source of infection, indicating a need to suspect occupational exposure for L. longbeachae infections.

a split plot factorial experiment based on randomized block design in four replications was performed in order to study the effect of three levels of compost (zero, 10 and 20 ton dry matter/ha), in main plots and three levels of nitrogen (zero, 100 and 200 kg/ha pure nitrogen) and three levels of phosphorous (zero, 60 and 120 kg/ha p2o) on corn yield. the effect of compost on different characte...

The content, behaviour and significance of heavy metals in composted waste materials is important from two potentially conflicting aspects of environmental legislation in terms of: (a) defining end-of-waste criteria and increasing recycling of composted residuals on land and (b) protecting soil quality by preventing contamination. This review examines the effects of heavy metals in compost and ...

This experiment was performed to investigate the effect of Azolla and rice straw mixed compost in peat substitution on Dieffenbachia amoena. Factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with two factors of nutrient solution in 2 levels (1- without solution, 2- with 130 mg N/ l, 32 mg P /l and 117 mg K/ l) and 5 levels of Azolla and rice straw mixed compost (zero, 15, 30, 45 and ...

Vegetable compost is an organic fertilizer derived from vegetable waste which can be used as a source of nutrients for plants. This study aims to determine the effect on growth robusta coffee seedlings. non-factorial completely randomized design with 6 treatments and 4 replications obtain 24 experimental units. The treatment given was dose consisting levels, namely: K0 = without adding K1 100 g...

in order to study the morphological characteristics affecting yield of echium amoenum under different nutritional treatments and different plant densities, a factorial experiment based on rcbd design with three replications was conducted at agricultural research station, ferdowsi university of mashhad, iran in 2011-2013 growing seasons. the experimental treatments were all combination of three ...

INTRODUCTION An environmental impact assessment (EIA) before embarking on any project is a useful tool to reduce the potential effects of each project, including landfill, if possible. The main objective of this study was to assess the environmental impact of the current municipal solid waste disposal site of Gonabad by using the Iranian Leopold matrix method. METHODS This cross-sectional stu...