While several EU member states have working compost markets, only about one third of the bio-waste, around 35 Mio tons is used to produce compost, and to some degree, biogas. The major part is still incinerated or landfilled together with other waste. This paper proposes the improvement of existing and the creation of new compost markets based on the integration of biochar and the implementatio...

Three cases of Legionnaires disease caused by Legionella longbeachae Sg 1 associated with potting compost have been reported in Scotland between 2008 and 2009. The exact method of transmission is still not fully understood as Legionnaires disease is thought to be acquired by droplet inhalation. The linked cases associated with compost exposure call for an introduction of compost labelling, as i...

Soil salinity has become a major constraint to rice productivity in the coastal region of Bangladesh, which threatened food security. Therefore, field experiment was conducted at salt stressed Shyamnagor Upazilla Satkhira district improve soil status, sustainable production and suppression global warming potentials. Selected amendments viz. trichocompost, tea waste compost, azolla compost phosp...

Abstract This study investigated the effect of compost tea applications on turf quality and soil microbial activity. Evaluations turfgrass were based The National Turfgrass Evaluation Program's guidelines while samples analyzed for chemical attributes Four sites treatments included: 1) a drench application with irrigation, 2) no 3) 4) nor irrigation. Fifteen observations from each treatment col...