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RECORD NUMBER: 108 OF 1705

Main Title Animal waste composting with carbonaceous material /
Author Galler, William S., ; Davey, Charles B. ; Meyer, William L. ; Reed, W. N. ; Airan, Domadar S.
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Author Title of a Work
Davey, C. B.
Meyer, W. L.,
Airan, Damodar S.,
Galler, W. S.
CORP Author North Carolina State Univ. at Raleigh.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH.
Publisher Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; for sale by the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1978
Report Number EPA-600/2-78-154; EPA-00270
Stock Number PB-288 236
OCLC Number 04440139
Subjects Animal waste--United States ; Compost
Additional Subjects Solid waste disposal ; Composts ; Fertilizers ; Carbon ; Additives ; Soils ; Plants(Botany) ; Plant growth ; Field tests ; Economic analysis ; Feasibility ; Agricultural products ; Process charting ; Thermophiles ; Organic compounds ; Animal wastes ; Manure
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=2000ZSRM.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 600-2-78-154 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 07/22/2014
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-2-78-154 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ERAD  EPA 600/2-78-154 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 09/24/2012
ESAD  EPA 600-2-78-154 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB-288 236 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xi, 96 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Abstract High rate thermophilic composting of animal wastes with added carbonaceous waste materials followed by land application has considerable potential as a means of treatment and useful final disposal of these wastes. The process described in this report utilizes a mechanically mixed, thoroughly aerated, thermophilic first stage in which the readily available carbonaceous materials are utilized by bacteria during the stabilization of the nitrogenous wastes. This is followed by a curing period in which the hollocellulose is partially decomposed principally by fungi. The compost may then be added to soil. The testing of the compost's effect of plant growth was done in three phases. The first phase involved spreading the compost over grass as a top-dressing; the second was a greenhouse study using tomatoes, wheat, millet, and beans; while the third was a field test on tomato crops. In all three tests, the compost exhibited significant beneficial effects. The mulching experiment yielded increases in the dry weights of grasses of up to 57 percent over the control. The greenhouse experiments showed increases in dry weights of up to 400 percent for tomatoes and wheat over the control. Field studies, indicated that, both the tomato size and total yield over the growing season increased with increasing compost application.
Notes This study was conducted in cooperation with U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service Environmental Control Administration. Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-95). Prepared by North Carolina State University, under grant no. Contract Number: 00270.
Place Published Cincinnati, Ohio
Corporate Au Added Ent North Carolina State University,; Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory,
Title Ser Add Ent Research reporting series. Environmental protection technology ; EPA-600/2-78-154.
NTIS Title Notes Final rept..
PUB Date Free Form 1978
Series Title Untraced Environmental protection technology series ; EPA-600/2-78-154
Category Codes 2A; 68C; 98A
NTIS Prices PC A06/MF A01
Primary Description 600/14
BIB Level m
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
Merged OCLC records 721071123; 1225652338
Control Number 323752060
OCLC Time Stamp 20130605154145
Language eng
SUDOCS Number EP 1.23/2:600/2-78-172
Origin OCLC
Type MERGE
OCLC Rec Leader 01315cam 2200313Ki 45020