Compost stability and maturity evaluation—a literature review

KM Wichuk, D McCartney - Canadian Journal of Civil …, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
Finished compost should be both stable (resistant to decomposition) and mature (ready for a
particular end-use) so that it can safely be packaged and transported, and not cause …

Respiration and enzymatic activities as indicators of stabilization of sewage sludge composting

M Nikaeen, AH Nafez, B Bina, BBF Nabavi… - Waste Management, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this work was to study the evolution of physico-chemical and microbial
parameters in the composting process of sewage sludge (SS) with pruning wastes (PW) in …

Spartina alterniflora invasion altered soil greenhouse gas emissions via affecting labile organic carbon in a coastal wetland

G Li, S Xu, Y Tang, Y Wang, J Lou, Q Zhang… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands are vital carbon repositories with a substantial soil carbon storage
potential; as such, they play a crucial role in global carbon sequestration and climate …

Vermicomposting of food waste: assessing the stability and maturity

M Majlessi, A Eslami, H Najafi Saleh… - Iranian journal of …, 2012 - Springer
The vermicompost using earthworms (Eisenia Fetida) was produced from food waste and
chemical parameters (EC, pH, carbon to nitrogen contents (C/N)) and germination bioassay …

[HTML][HTML] Maturity and stability evaluation of composted municipal solid wastes

E Bazrafshan, A Zarei, FK Mostafapour, N Poormollae… - Health scope, 2016 - brieflands.com
Background: Composting process is a feasible biological treatment for the recycling of
municipal solid wastes as a soil amendment. The principal requirement of compost for it to …

Urease activity as an index for assessing the maturity of cow manure and wheat residue vermicomposts

ST Sudkolai, F Nourbakhsh - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
The establishment of a reliable index is an essential need to assess the degree of stability
and maturity of solid wastes vermicomposts. The objective of this study was to investigate …

Effect of microbiological inocula on chemical and physical properties and microbial community of cow manure compost

J Liu, X Xu, H Li, Y Xu - Biomass and bioenergy, 2011 - Elsevier
The effect of the microbiological inocula to efficiently decompose animal manures into
mature compost was studied. In general, TOC, water contents and C/N ratio decreased …

Orchard and horticulture systems in Spanish Mediterranean coastal areas: Is there a real possibility to contribute to C sequestration?

G Pardo, A Del Prado, M Martínez-Mena… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
Agriculture in the Mediterranean basin is currently contributing to greenhouse gas emissions
(GHG) and in the future is expected to be strongly affected by climate change. Increasing soil …

Influence of pruning waste compost maturity and biochar on carbon dynamics in acid soil: Incubation study

N Teutscherova, E Vazquez, D Santana… - European Journal of Soil …, 2017 - Elsevier
Compost is the most common organic fertilizer supplying nutrients and organic carbon to soil
as well as improving soil physical, chemical and biochemical properties. On the contrary …

Compost stability and maturity evaluation—a literature review

KM Wichuk, D McCartney - Journal of Environmental …, 2013 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Finished compost should be both stable (resistant to decomposition) and mature (ready for a
particular end-use) so that it can safely be packaged and transported, and not cause …