Recently added articles from Compost Science & Utilization:
Celebrating 50 Years Of Composting Growth
Jul 01, 2008; ... IN composting circles, much attention is paid to the topic of maturity. While that subject is typically applied to the compost end product, it also can apply to the researchers, project managers, consultants and even a magazine publisher that populate the composting world! BioCycle magazine, ...
Quantification of Water Extractable Contaminants From Food Waste and Biosolids Blends At Different Stages of Composting
Jul 01, 2008; ... Rainfall runoff and leachate from windrows composting organic wastes carry nutrients and pathogens. Water extractability of contaminants in compost impacts the design of runoff treatment systems. This paper reports maximum water extractable nutrients, pathogens, and regulated metals from ...
Nitrogen Uptake by Radish, Spinach and "Chingensai" from Composted Tea Leaves, Coffee Waste and Kitchen Garbage
Jul 01, 2008; ... A pot experiment was conducted to determine the effects of the application of composted tea leaves (TC), coffee waste (CC), and kitchen garbage (KC) on the nitrogen and nitrate accumulated in radish (Raphanus sativus L. cv. 'radicula pers'), Chingensai (Brassica campestris L. cv. 'Choyo No. 2'), ...
Short-Term Effects of Hazelnut Husk Compost And Organic Amendment Applications On Clay Loam Soil
Jul 01, 2008; ... The experiment was carried on a clay loam soil to examine the short-term effects of hazelnut husk compost (HHC) and organic amendments on selected soil physical properties between 2001 and 2003. The amendments were only applied in 2001. The experimental design was replicated five times as a ...
Evaluation of Compost for Use as a Soil Amendment in Corn and Soybean Production
Jul 01, 2008; ... The purpose of this research project was to 1) evaluate rate of compost application and 2) to compare compost with uncomposted raw material and inorganic fertilizer N application upon maize and soybean growth and productivity, and upon soil characteristics. During the first three years of the ...
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Jul 01, 2008; ... Materials and Methods Composting To Eradicate Fusarium Graminearum From Infested Livestock Feed Investigators: Francis J. Larney, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; T. Kelly Turkington, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research ...
Design and Performance of a Simulated Feedstock for Composting Experiments
Jul 01, 2008; ... This paper reviews the composition and performance of simulated feedstock mixtures previously employed in composting research, and presents a new simulated feedstock. The new feedstock was prepared using readily available dry ingredients - ostrich feed pellets, office paper, finished compost and ...
Leaching Behavior of Heavy Metals In Biosolids Amended Sandy Soils
Jul 01, 2008; ... Use of biosolids in agriculture to improve crop production and soil quality have created concerns due to content of heavy metals that may affect surface or ground water quality. A column leaching study was conducted to evaluate the leaching potential of copper (Cu), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), cdmium ...
Air Space in Composting Research: A Literature Review
Jul 01, 2008; ... Free air space (FAS), as a representation of the available air filled voids in a composting matrix, is considered an important parameter to define optimum substrate conditions for gas transfer. However, this parameter has been determined, interpreted, and employed in several ways by researchers ....
Compost Layering Effects on Poultry Litter Leaching: A Column Study
Jul 01, 2008; ... Incorporation of poultry litter (PL) into the nutrient management strategy of crop producers in Southwestern British Columbia is an important end-use for this agricultural waste product. Environmental and ecological concerns associated with leaching of nutrients by over-winter field storage of ...