Identification of an Organism Associated with Mushroom Worker's Lung

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 192-195

John E Moore (1), Jiru Xu1, B. Cherie Millar (1), J. Stuart Elborn (2, 3) and J.R. Rao (4)

1. Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology,
Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2. Northern Ireland Regional Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3. Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Queen's University of Belfast,
Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4. Applied Plant Science Division, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Newforge Lane, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Characterization of Fungal Biodiversity In Compost and Vermicompost

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 185-191

Antonella Anastasi, Giovanna C. Varese, Samuele Voyron, Silvano Scannerini
and Valeria Filipello Marchisio

Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy

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Variability of Soluble Salts Using Different Extraction Methods on Composts

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 180-184

Kara L. McLachlan1, Calvin Chong2, R. Paul Voroney1, Hua-Wu Liu3 and Bruce E. Holbein3

1. University of Guelph, Department of Land Resource Science, Guelph, Ontario
2. University of Guelph, Department of Plant Agriculture, Guelph, Ontario
3. Eastern Power Ltd./Super-Blue-Box-Recycling Company (SUBBOR), Guelph, Ontario

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Reclamation of Saline-Sodic Soils with Gypsum and MSW Compost

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 175-179

Abdurrahman Hanay (1), Fatih Büyüksönmez (2), Fatih M. K?z?loglu (1) and Mustafa Y. Canbolat (3)

1. Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation, Ataturk Universty, Erzurum, Turkey
2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
3. Department of Soil Science, Ataturk Universty, Erzurum, Turkey

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Performance of a Vertically Fed Compost Reactor

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 169-174

Mats D Lyberg (1) and William Hogland (2)

1. Physics Department, the School of Mathematics Systems Engineering, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden
2. Department of Technology, University of Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden

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Composts as Media Constituents for Vegetable Transplant Production

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 161-168

Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero (1), Asunción Roig1, Juan Cegarra (1), M. Pilar Bernal (1), Patricia Noguera (2), Manuel Abad (3) and Angel Antón (4)

1. Department of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management,
Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, CSIC, Murcia, Spain
2. Departamento de Química, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
3. Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
4. Semilleros Baby-Plant S.L, Santomera, Murcia, Spain

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Evolution of Biochemical Parameters During Composting of Urban Wastes

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 153-160

Saviozzi, R. Cardelli, R. Levi-Minzi and R. Riffaldi

Dipartimento di Chimica e Biotecnologie Agrarie, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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Regeneration of Nitrogen Fertility In Disturbed Soils Using Composts

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 145-152

V.P. Claassen (1) and J.L. Carey (2)

1. Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, Soils and Biogeochemistry Section,
University of California, Davis, California
2. California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection, Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program, Sacramento, California

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Cocomposting Separated MSW And Poultry Manure in Morocco

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 137-144

E.K. Lhadi1, H. Tazi (1), M. Aylaj (1), F. Tambone (2) and F. Adani (2)

1. Department of Chemistry, University of Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida, Morocco
2. Dipartimento di Produzione Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

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Composting Olive Mill Waste and Sheep Manure For Orchard Use

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 130-136

M.L. Cayuela, M.P. Bernal and A. Roig

Department of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura. CSIC, Murcia, Spain

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The Respiration Rate of Composting Pig Manure

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 119-129

Angela L. Cronjé (1,2), Claire Turner (1), Adrian G. Williams (1), Andrew J. Barker (2) and Stuart Guy (2)

1. Silsoe Research Institute, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedford, United Kingdom
2. Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Factors Affecting The Rate Of Windrow Composting In Field Studies

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 114-118

Yoram Avnimelech, Rama Eilat, Yair Porat and Peter A. Kottas

Department of Agricultural Eng., Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

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Distribution of Ammonia Assimilating Bacteria In the Composting Process

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 108-113

Hiraku Sasaki, Gen. Maruyama, Hanatsu Suzuki, Jun Nonaka, Masaaki Sato,
Takako Sasaki, Minoru Ohta and Yutaka Nakai

Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan

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Changes in Concentrations of Malodorous Compounds During Controlled Aeration Composting

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 2, 102-107

D.L. Elwell (1), D.C. Borger (2), D.V. Blaho (2), J.K. Fahrni (1), H.M. Keener (1) and L.B. Willett (2)

1. Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio
2. Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio

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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

CSU Spring, 2004, Vol. 12, No. 2, p. 101

CROP RESPONSE
Evaluating The Effect Of Zinc In Compost On Greenhouse Tomatoes
Investigators: Z. Premuzic, E. Mirabelli, A. Rendina,
J. Brichta, A. Arguissain and A. de Iorio; Agronomy Faculty, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Objectives: To study the effects of zinc in compost on the growth of tomatoes under greenhouse conditions. Analysis included different treatment levels, germination tests and substrate extractions.

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PERSPECTIVE

CSU Spring, 2004, Vol. 12, No. 2, p. 99

Remembering Clarence Golueke

MANY of you personally knew Clarence Golueke, who died May 23, 2004 at
age 93. Dr. Golueke was internationally recognized for his research contributions to the science of composting and his work in the entire field of solid waste
management. To those of us who had the joy of being with him from time to time, we will always

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