Physico-chemical and Microbiological Composition of Composts from Bucharest Municipal Waste

• Published in: Agriculture and agricultural science procedia Vol. 6; pp. 486 - 491
• Main Authors: Neata, Gabriela, Teodorescu, Razvan, Dinca, Liviu, Basaraba, Adrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2015
• Subjects: agriculture; Australia; biodegradability; biodegradation; cadmium; calcium; composting; composts; copper; environment; heavy metals; humidity; lead; magnesium; nickel; nitrogen; phosphorus; porosity; potassium; Romania; salt content; solid waste; South Africa; United States; wastes; zinc; South Africa; Romania; Australia; United States; composting; agriculture; environment; solid waste

Average composition of household waste in Bucharest has a large variability. The average amount of waste collected is 0.048 m3/man. year compared with the U.S. 1m3/ man. year, South Africa 0.8 m3 / man. year and Australia 0.4 m3/ man. year. These wastes are sorted, the size which could be sorted and...