Recently added articles from Compost Science & Utilization:
BioCycle International Conference 2009 Showcases Compost Research
Oct 01, 2008; ... COMPOST Science & Utilization (CSU) will mark the beginning of its 17th year of publishing in 2009. In the premier issue, Jerome Goldstein, Publisher, wrote about the New Horizons In Composting: "CSU reflects a level of attainment that the composting process has achieved . . . Our objectives ...
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Materials And Methods Effects on Turning Frequency, Pile Size and Seasonal Variability on the Production of Dairy Manure/Sawdust Composts Investigators: Tirado, Sandra M. and Frederick C. Michel Jr., Department of Food Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State ...
Effects of Mulching Blueberry Plants With Cranberry Fruits and Leaves On Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Weed Suppression
Oct 01, 2008; ... Integration of local organic wastes as mulches into farm production can provide waste management options and an alternative to landfilling. In 2000, cranberry growers needed ways to dispose of excess cranberries caused by overproduction and a federal regulation limiting the fruit's marketable ...
Potential Pollutants from Farm, Food and Yard Waste Composts at Differing Ages: Part I. Physical and Chemical Properties
Oct 01, 2008; ... There is little information about the changes in physical and chemical properties of compost as a function of compost feedstocks and age of the compost mixture. As a consequence of this gap, the potential of compost to serve as a pollutant source relative to compost age (from initial mixing of ...
Soil Organic Matter Quality and Zinc and Lead Sorption as Affected by a Sewage Sludge Or a Sewage Sludge Compost Application
Oct 01, 2008; ... Sewage sludge (SS) or sewage sludge compost (SSC) were applied to soil under controlled conditions, at rates of 0 or 200 Mg ha-1, to investigate changes in dissolved organic matter (DOM), humic acids (HA), and Pb and Zn sorption in the soil. Infrared spectroscopy, visible spectrophotometry, and ...