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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) - University of Port Harcourt
ISSN: 1119-8362
Vol. 16, No. 1, 2012, pp. 5-10
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Bioline Code: ja12001
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2012, pp. 5-10
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Evaluation of Composting and the Quality of Compost from the Source Separated Municipal Solid Waste
Dadi, Dessalegn; Sulaiman, Hammed & Leta, Seyoum
Abstract
The aerobic composting potential and quality of Source Separated Municipal Solid Waste
(SSMSW) was studied using four different treatments for over 80 days. Four different types of treatments using
different inoculums were used for the composting of source separated municipal solid waste. The phytotoxicity
tests of the different types of compost samples were conducted on 3 different types of seeds and 3 of the compost
samples were rated very mature and only one of them is rated mature compost. The compost quality
(physicochemical, nutrient composition and heavy or trace metal concentration of the matured composts) of the
studied compost samples for all the treatments indicated that composting of SSMSW with cow dung is the best of
all the treatments.
Keywords
Compost, MSW, Matured composts, phytotoxicity
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