Potential Pollutants from Farm, Food and Yard Waste Composts at Differing Ages: Part I. Physical and Chemical Properties

Compost Science & Utilization, (2008), Vol. 16, No. 4, 228-238

R.B. Confesor, Jr.(1), J.M. Hamlett(2), R.D. Shannon(2) and R.E. Graves(2)

(1) Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

(2) Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

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Soil Organic Matter Quality and Zinc and Lead Sorption as Affected by a Sewage Sludge Or a Sewage Sludge Compost Application

Compost Science & Utilization, (2008), Vol. 16, No. 4, 239-249

R. Vaca(1), J.A. Lugo(1), M.V. Esteller(2) and P. del Aguila(1)

(1) Laboratorio de Edafología y Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México

(2) Centro Interamericano de Recursos del Agua, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México

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Compost Curing Reduces Suppression of Plant Diseases

Compost Science & Utilization, (2008), Vol. 16, No. 4, 250-256

Sharon Zmora-Nahum(1), Michael Danon(2), Yitzhak Hadar(2) and Yona Chen(1)

(1) Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, Rehovot, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

(2) Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, Rehovot, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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Erosion Control Performance of Compost Prepared from Harvested Aquatic Weed

Compost Science & Utilization, (2008), Vol. 16, No. 4, 257-266

C.G. Dorahy(1,2), I. McMaster(3), A.D. Pirie(4), P. Pengelly(1), L.M. Muirhead(1), K.Y. Chan(1) and M.J. Jackson(5)

(1) Centre for Recycled Organics in Agriculture, New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries, Australia

(2) Present address: ableblue Pty Ltd, Nareen, VIC, Australia

(3) Grains Research and Development Corporation, Kingston, ACT, Australia

(4) Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

(5) Sydney Catchment Authority, Penrith, NSW, Australia

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Monitoring NH3, N2O, CO2 and CH4 Emissions During Pig Solid Manure Storage — Effect of Turning

Compost Science & Utilization, (2008), Vol. 16, No. 4, 267-274

M. Hassouna(1,2), S. Espagnol(3), P. Robin(1,2), J-M. Paillat(1,2,4), P. Levasseur(3) and Y. Li(5)

(1) INRA, Rennes, France

(2) Agrocampus Rennes, Rennes, France

(3) IFIP, Institut de la filière porcine, Le Rheu, France

(4) CIRAD, UPR Recyclage et Risque, Rennes, France
(5) School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China

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Effects of Green Manure and Compost Of Pea Plant on Wheat

Compost Science & Utilization, (2008), Vol. 16, No. 4, 275-284

A. K. Eusuf Zai, T. Horiuchi and T. Matsui

United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

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Gypsum Additions Reduce Ammonia Nitrogen Losses During Composting of Dairy Manure and Biosolids

Compost Science & Utilization, (2008), Vol. 16, No. 4, 285-293

Khalil Tubail(1,2), Liming Chen(2), Frederick C. Michel Jr. (3), Harold M. Keener(3), Jerome F. Rigot(3), Michael Klingman(3), David Kost(2) and Warren A. Dick(2)

1. Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestinian Authority

2. School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University/The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio

3. Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University/
The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio

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Current Research Projects

Compost Science & Utilization, (2008), Vol. 16, No. 4, 218

Materials And Methods

Effects on Turning Frequency, Pile Size and Seasonal Variability on the Production of Dairy Manure/Sawdust Composts
Investigators: Tirado, Sandra M. and Frederick C. Michel Jr., Department of Food Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University/OARDC, Wooster, Ohio

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Perspective

Compost Science & Utilization, (2008), Vol. 16, No. 4, 217

BioCycle International Conference 2009 Showcases Compost Research
COMPOST Science & Utilization (CSU) will mark the beginning of its 17th year of publishing in 2009. In the premier issue, Jerome Goldstein, Publisher, wrote about the New Horizons In Composting: “CSU reflects a level of attainment that the composting process has achieved … Our objectives are to accelerate the communication of well-researched technical data, to stimulate more research in the

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