Compost Science and Technology

Hardback  380 pages  ISBN 9780080439600      £83.00

Of interest to: Solid waste managers; Public works directors; Researchers; Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in environmental engineering and waste management

Contents

• Introduction (L.F. Diaz).
• History of composting (L.F. Diaz, M. de Bertoldi).
• Microbiology of the composting process (H. Insam, M. de Bertoldi).
• Factors that affect the process (L.F. Diaz, G.M. Savage).
• Systems used in composting (L.F. Diaz, G.M. Savage, L.L. Eggerth).
• Design of composting plants (U. de Bertoldi-Schnappinger).
• Quality and agronomic use of compost (F. Tittarelli, G. Petruzelli, et al.).
• Bioremediation (G.M. Savage, L.F. Diaz).
• Pathogenic agents (R. Böhm).
• Suppression of soil-borne phytopathogens by compost (J.D. van Elsas, J. Postma).
• Odor emissions from composting plants (W. Bidlingmaier, J. Müsken).
• Marketing of composts (L.L. Eggerth, L.F. Diaz, et al.).