Co-composting of pig manure with sawdust was studied in order to characterize the organic transformation during the process, using both chemical and spectroscopic methods. Humic acids (HA) and fulvic acids (FA) were fractionated from immature and mature pig manure compost, and characterized. After 63 days of composting, the ratio of total organic carbon and soluble organic carbon decreased to a...

in this research, health, safety, and environmental risks were studied for the final compost products in iran. municipal solid waste (msw) is the major feedstock for composting plants and the main users are farmers. according to the objective of this research program three factors including heavy metal concentrations, foreign matter content, and maturity degree were identified as important para...

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Nitrogen and carbon mineralization rates of 19 manure and compost samples were determined in 1996, with an additional 12 samples evaluated in 1997. These organic amendments were mixed with a soil : sand blend at 2% by dry weight and the amended blends were incubated at constant moisture for 12 (1996) or 24 weeks (1997) at 25 °C. Net N mineralization was measured at 4(1996) or 8-week (1997) inte...

introduction: nowadays, advancements in industries, technology and human welfare level have lead to accumulation of solid wastes and have endangered environmental health. incorrect waste management intensifies this problem. recycling and composting (transformation of organic waste to humus) are the most important ways in waste management. health and safety of the compost is an important issue b...

this paper presents future trends of urban wastes and their impacts on the environment of african cities using plausible mitigation scenarios. to accomplish this, an integrated dynamic model for urban waste flows was developed, tested, calibrated and validated. its parameter sensitivity was analyzed. using population projection up to 2052 with different levels of technological implementation, p...

conclusions the produced compost in this study was mature and ready for use as an agricultural substrate or soil conditioner after 80 days of composting. results the results showed that the c/n ratio decreased during the composting process (reached to 15.6) due to the loss of carbon and the increase in nitrogen content per unit material; also, the nh4+/no3 ratio decreased with increase in the t...

Particle size fractions, varying from 1.6 to 0.1 mm, were separated from samples of municipal solid waste (MSW) compost. Several physical and chemical parameters of the samples with different particle sizes were measured. The results indicated particle size fractionation changed the physical properties and chemical component distribution of compost. Bulk density of the compost increased as part...