Establishing The Key Role For Biological Waste Management

THE LETTER from Prof. Werner Bidlingmaier of the University of Weimar in Germany came as a delightful surprise. He writes that approximately 35 years ago, biological waste treatment was only a fragile sprout in waste management, but it now has claimed a very important place in the industry. “In Germany,” he points out, “more waste is composted, digested or processed in a mechanical biological unit today than is incinerated. You have not only witnessed this entire development, but have also

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Physical and Chemical Changes in Container Media in Response to Bark Substitution for Peat

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 3, 222-230

Shen Yu1 and Gladis M. Zinati2
1. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, Cook College, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2. Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Cook College, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Long-Term Stability and Mineralization Rate Of Compost is Influenced by Timing of Nutrient Application During Composting of Plant Residues

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 3, 215-221

Dorte Bodin Dresbøll1, 2, Jakob Magid2 and Kristian Thorup-Kristensen1
1. Department of Horticulture, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Aarslev, Denmark
2. Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Sciences, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

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Response of Earthworm (Dichogaster saliens) To Different Feeding Substrates

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 3, 211-214

Esperanza Huerta1 and Marcela De La Cruz -Mondragon
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur Unidad Villahermosaa, Villahermosa Tabasco, Mexico

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The Effects of Goat Manure, Sewage Sludge And Effective Microorganisms on the Composting of Pine Bark

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 3, 201-210

L.T. Mupondi, P. N. S. Mnkeni and M.O. Brutsch
University of Fort Hare, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, Alice, South Africa

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Spectroscopic and Thermal Investigation Of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Fractions Of Dissolved Organic Matter

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 3, 191-200

M. R. Provenzano1, G.Gigliotti2, A. Cilenti1, F. Erriquens2 and N. Senesi1
1. Dipartimento di Biologia e Chimica Agroforestale e Ambientale, Università di Bari, Bari, Italy
2. Dipartimento di Scienze Agroambientali e della Produzione Vegetale, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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Use of a Rotating-Drum Pilot Plant To Model the Composting of Household Waste

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 3, 184-190

S. Aboulam1, B. Morvan1 and J-C. Revel2
1. Cemagref, Unité de Recherche GERE, Rennes, France
2. Ensat, Castanet-Tolosan, France

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Container and Field Evaluation of Three Native Shrubs Grown in Compost-Based Media

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 3, 178-183

S.B. Wilson1, L.K. Mecca1, H.E. Danielson1, D.A. Graetz2, and P.J. Stoffella1
1. Indian River Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, Florida
2. Soil and Water Science Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

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Stability Evaluation of Mixed Food Waste Composts

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 3, 170-177

Teresa L. Matteson and Dan M. Sullivan
Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

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