AUTUMN, 1999 Vol. 7, No.4

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6 Rooting of Deciduous Woody Stem Cuttings in Peat- and Perlite Amended MSW Compost Media
Calvin Chong
15 Characterizing the Bulk Density of Compost
S.M. Schaub-Szabo and J.J. Leonard
25 Influence of Mechanical-Biological Pretreatment on the Toxicity of Municipal Solid Waste
A. Zach, M. Latif, E. Binner and P. Lechner
34 MSW Compost Reduces Nitrogen Volatilization During Dairy Manure Composting
Lawrence J. Sikora
42 Yard Trimming-Biosolids Compost: Possible Alternative to Sphagnum Peat Moss in Tomato Transplant Production
Monica Ozores-Hampton, Charles S. Vavrina and Thomas A. Obreza
50 A Structure Meter for Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) Compost and the Influence of Structure on Yield
David Seaby
56 The Influence on Yield of Mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) of the Casing Layer Pore Space Volume and Ease of Water Uptake
David Seaby
66 Occurrence, Degradation, and Fate of Pesticides During Composting
Part I: Composting, Pesticides, and Pesticide Degradation

Fatih Büyüksönmez, Robert Rynk, Thomas F. Hess and Edward Bechinski