 | 1989 - 662 pages
...soil in which certain bacteria in the soil break down the garbage and trash into organic fertilizer. Composting The natural biological decomposition of organic material in the presence of air to form a humun-like material. Controlled methods of composting include mechanical mixing and aerating, ventilating... | |
 | Us Dept Energy - 1992 - 536 pages
...RT Biostabilizers RT Compost RT Decomposition SO Environmental Protection Agency Glossary DEF (EPA) The natural biological decomposition of organic material...of aerated chambers or placing the compost in piles out in the open air and mixing or turning it periodically. COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND... | |
 | United Nations Environment Programme - 1995 - 252 pages
...region of the earth's surface. Climate: The long term average condition of the weather in a given area. Composting: The natural biological decomposition of organic material in the presence of aerobic bacteria to form a rich, dark soil fertilizer. Conservation: The long-term protection and sustainable... | |
 | Thomas Elliott Welch - 1997 - 260 pages
...garbage and trash into organic fertilizer. Composting: A waste management option involving the controlled biological decomposition of organic material in the...aerated chambers, or placing the compost in piles out in the open air and mixing or turning them periodically. Conformant'*.': An indication that the... | |
 | Ralph L. Stephenson, James B. Blackburn, Jr. - 1997 - 546 pages
...soil in which certain bacteria in the soil break down the garbage and trash into organic fertilizer. Composting The natural biological decomposition of...aerated chambers, or placing the compost in piles out in the open air and mixing it or turning it periodically. Comprehensive Environmental Response,... | |
 | Jeffrey Wayne Vincoli - 2019 - 1112 pages
...stabilization process relying on aerobic decomposition of organic matter in sludge by bacteria and fungi. (2) The natural biological decomposition of organic material...aerated chambers, or placing the compost in piles out in the open air and mixing or turning it periodically. See also compost. compound (1) Chemical... | |
 | Jasper Womach, Carol Canada - 2000 - 252 pages
...biological decomposition of organic material, such as sewage sludge, animal manures, or crop residues, in the presence of air to form a humus-like material....aerated chambers, or placing the compost in piles out in the open air and mixing it or turning it periodically. Comprehensive Environmental Response,... | |
 | A.M.O. Mohamed, D. Chenaf, S. El-Shahed - 2003 - 564 pages
...biological decomposition of organic material, such as sewage sludge, animal manures, or crop residues, in the presence of air to form a humus-like material....aerated chambers, or placing the compost in piles out in the open air and mixing it or turning it periodically. (6) The aerobic decomposition of organic... | |
 | Raquel Pinderhughes - 2004 - 292 pages
...will not be able to meet their population's water needs (Postel 1997). 3. Composting is the controlled biological decomposition of organic material in the...include mechanical mixing and aerating; ventilating the material by dropping it through a vertical series of aerated chambers, or placing the compost in piles... | |
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The natural biological decomposition of organic material in the presence of air to form a humus-like material. Controlled methods of composting include mechanical mixing and aerating, ventilating the materials by dropping them through a vertical series... 
