Composting of municipal and sewage wastes. (Latest citations from the Compendex database). Published Search

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6212708

The bibliography contains citations concerning the composting of sewage and municipal wastes as an alternative to conventional treatments such as landfills. Processing variables are considered, including aeration, heavy-metal cleanup, microbial activity, and temperatures. Applications of this composted product for fertilization of agricultural lands, and productivity measurements of treated soils are considered. Economic comparisons between waste treatment options are examined, and examples are presented for successful sewage and waste composting systems worldwide. Industrial and agricultural waste processing by composting are referenced in a related bibliography. (Contains 250 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.)

• Research Organization: NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6212708
• Report Number(s): PB-93-871606/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AERATION
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
COMPOSTING
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENGINEERING
FERTILIZATION
GLOBAL ASPECTS
INDUSTRY
MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PROCESSING
PRODUCTIVITY
RECYCLING
REMEDIAL ACTION
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SEWAGE
SOILS
SOLID WASTES
TRACE AMOUNTS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES