Compost Science and Technology
Edited by- L.F. Diaz, CalRecovery Inc., Concord, California, USA
- M. de Bertoldi, University of Udine, Italy
- W. Bidlingmaier, Bauhaus University of Weimar, Germany
Audience
Solid waste managers; Public works directors; Researchers; Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in environmental engineering and waste management
Included in series
Waste Management
Waste Management
Hardbound, 380 Pages
Published: June 2007
Imprint: Elsevier
ISBN: 978-0-08-043960-0
Contents
- 1. Introduction (L.F. Diaz). 2. History of composting (L.F. Diaz, M. de Bertoldi). 3. Microbiology of the composting process (H. Insam, M. de Bertoldi). 4. Factors that affect the process (L.F. Diaz, G.M. Savage). 5. Systems used in composting (L.F. Diaz, G.M. Savage, L.L. Eggerth). 6. Design of composting plants (U. de Bertoldi-Schnappinger). 7. Quality and agronomic use of compost (F. Tittarelli, G. Petruzelli, et al.). 8. Bioremediation (G.M. Savage, L.F. Diaz). 9. Pathogenic agents (R. Böhm). 10. Suppression of soil-borne phytopathogens by compost (J.D. van Elsas, J. Postma). 11. Odor emissions from composting plants (W. Bidlingmaier, J. Müsken). 12. Marketing of composts (L.L. Eggerth, L.F. Diaz, et al.).
