Full-Scale Cocomposting of Hair Wastes from the Leather Manufacturing Industry and Sewage Sludge

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 1, 16-21

Raquel Barrena (1), Estel·la Pagans (2), Felícitas Vázquez (2), Adriana Artola (3) and Antoni Sánchez (3)
1. Escola Universitària Politècnica del Medi Ambient, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2. GIRO Centre Tecnològic, Barcelona, Spain
3. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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Compost Source and Rate Effects on Soil Macronutrient Availability Under Saint Augustine Grass and Bermuda Grass Turf

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 1, 22-28

Alan L. Wright (1), Tony L. Provin (2), Frank M. Hons (2), David A. Zuberer (2) and Richard H. White (2)
1. Everglades Research & Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade, Florida
2. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

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Leaching Potential of Heavy Metals, Nitrogen, and Phosphate from Compost-Amended Media

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 1, 29-33

Y.P. Xia1, P.J. Stoffella (2,) Z.L. He (2), M.K. Zhang (3), D.V. Calvert (2), X. E. Yang (3) and S.B. Wilson (2)
1. Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology,
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
2. University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research & Education Center, Fort Pierce, Florida
3. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Natural Resource and Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

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The Effects of Vermicompost on Field Turnips and Rainfall Runoff

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 1, 34-39

John J. Classen, J. Mark Rice and Rhonda Sherman
Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

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Chemical and Biochemical Parameters During Composting of Lawn Clippings with Special Regard to the Efficiency of a Compost Starter Kit

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 1, 40-46

Paul Illmer, Andreas Otto Wagner, Johannes Mair, Cornelia Malin and Sieglinde Farbmacher
Institute of Microbiology, Innsbruck, Austria

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Chemical Characteristics Of Several Vermicomposts In México

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 1, 47-52

Rufo Sánchez Hernández (1), Víctor M. Ordaz Chaparro (1), Gerardo Sergio Benedicto Valdes (1), David J. Palma López (2) and Judith Sánchez Bolón (3)
1. Programa de Edafología, Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados, Edo. de México, México
2. Campus Tabasco, Colegio de Postgraduados, Tabasco, México
3. Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario, Tabasco, México

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Persistence of Listeria and Salmonella During Swine Manure Treatment

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 1, 53-62

Sukhbir Grewal(1), Srinand Sreevatsan (2) and Frederick C. Michel Jr. (1)
1. Department of Food, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University,
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), Wooster, Ohio
2. Veterinary Population Medicine Department, Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, St. Paul, Minnesota

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CURRENT RESEARCH

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 1, 6

Crop Response

Extractability, plant yield and toxicity thresholds for boron in compost
Investigators: William F. Brinton and Eric Evans, Woods End Research Laboratory, Inc., Mt. Vernon, Maine
Objectives: To determine the quantity of total and water-soluble boron in compost and other sources and their relationship to plant performance and toxicity symptoms; and to establish toxicity thresholds and/or prediction equations useful to guide use of B-wastes in compost and application of end composts.

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PERSPECTIVE

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 1, 3

Research Ranges Far And Wide

THE FULL RANGE of composting research throughout the world is evident in this issue of Compost Science & Utilization. The initial report discusses crop responses to vermicompost applications. As authors Paula Roberts, Gareth Edwards-Jones and David L. Jones from the United Kingdom explain: Interest in using earthworms for waste management has increased considerably in recent years and

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