Availability of Compost P to Fescue Under Nonlimiting N Conditions

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 280-284

Lawrence J. Sikora and Nancy K. Enkiri
Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland

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Using a Second-Order Polynomial Model to Determine The Optimum Vinasse/Grape Marc Ratio For In-Vessel Composting

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 273-279

M.J. Díaz (1), E. Madejón (2), F. Cabrera (2), L. Jiménez (3) and M. De Bertoldi (4)
1. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales Campus del Carmen,
Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain
2. Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
3. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, España
4. Dept. of Industrial Microbiology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

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Evaluation of Parameters During Composting of Two Contrasting Raw Materials

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 268-272

V. Fontanive, D. Effron, F. Tortarolo and N. Arrigo
Facultad de Agromía, UBA, República Argentina

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Composting High Moisture Content Bovine Manure Using Passive Aeration

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 249-267

I.G. Mason*, M.S. Mollah, Ming Feng Zhong and G.J. Manderson
Institute of Technology & Engineering, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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Isolation and Characterization of Cellulase Secreting Bacterium from Cattle Manure

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 242-248

T.I. Kim (1), K.H. Jeong (1), J.S. Ham (1), C.B. Yang (1), I.B. Chung (1), M.K. Kim (2) and K.N. Kim (1)
1. National Livestock Research Institute, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Korea
2. Division of Applied Chemistry, School of Agricultural Biotechnology Center for Plant Molecular Genetics and Breeding Research, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea

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Inactivation of Giardia Cysts and Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Beef Feedlot Manure

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 235-241

F.H. Van Herk (1), T.A. McAllister (1), C.L. Cockwill (2), N. Guselle (3), F.J. Larney1, J.J. Miller (1) and M.E. Olson (3)
1. Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
2. West. College Vet. Med., University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
3. Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Solute Release from Weathering of Spent Mushroom Substrate under Controlled Conditions

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 225-234

Mingxin Guo (1) and Jon Chorover (2)
1. Department of Environmental Science, University of California, Riverside, California
2. Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

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Physical Characteristics of Miscanthus Composts Compared to Peat and Wood Fiber Growth Substrates

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 219-224

A. Wethje Clemmensen
Department of Horticulture, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Aarslev, Denmark

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Determining the Critical Bulking Agent Requirement For Municipal Biosolids Composting

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 208-218

Grant Eftoda and Daryl McCartney
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Estimating Electrical Conductivity of Compost Extracts At Different Extraction Ratios

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 3, 202-207

Jean S. VanderGheynst (1), Stuart Pettygrove (2), Todd M. Dooley (3), and Kristine A. Arnold (4)
1. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, California
2. Department of Land Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, California
3. Integrated Biosystems, Inc., Napa, California
4. Arterial Vascular Engineering, Santa Rosa, California

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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

CSU Summer, 2004, Vol. 12, No. 3, p. 200

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Applying Composted Organic Residuals To New Highway Embankments
Investigators: T.D. Glanville, R.A. Persyn, T.L. Richard, J.M. Laflen, and P.M. Dixon, Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Objectives: To compare runoff and soil erosion from compost-treated and conventionally prepared

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PERSPECTIVE

CSU Summer, 2004, Vol. 12, No. 3, p. 199

Where Renewable Energy Meets Up With Compost

ON November 8-9-10, 2004, the Fourth Annual Conference on RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM ORGANICS RECYCLING will be held in Des Moines, Iowa. Sponsors of the Conference are the publishers of BioCycle and Compost Science & Utilization. Cosponsors include the Great Lakes

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