TY - BOOK ID - 101099659 TI - The composting handbook : a how-to and why manual for farm, municipal, institutional and commercial composters. PY - 2022 SN - 0323856020 0323856039 9780323856034 9780323856027 PB - London : Elsevier Inc., DB - UniCat KW - Compost KW - Indore process KW - Organic fertilizers KW - Organic wastes KW - Soil amendments KW - Humus KW - Vermicomposting KW - Compost. KW - Agronomy. KW - Agriculture. KW - Farming KW - Husbandry KW - Industrial arts KW - Life sciences KW - Food supply KW - Land use, Rural KW - Agriculture KW - Crops KW - Soil management UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101099659 AB - The Composting Handbook provides a single guide to the science, principles and best practices of composting for large-scale composting operations facing a variety of opportunities and challenges converting raw organic materials into a useful and marketable product. Composting is a well-established and increasingly important method to recycle and add value to organic by-products. Many, if not most, of the materials composting treats are discarded materials that would otherwise place a burden on communities, industries, farms and the environment. Composting converts these materials into a valuable material, compost, that regenerates soils improving soils for plant growth and environmental conservation. The Composting Handbook expands on previously available resources by incorporating new information, new subjects and new practices, drawing its content from current scientific principles, research, engineering and industry experience. In both depth and breadth, it covers the knowledge that a compost producer needs to succeed. Topics include the composting process, methods of composting, equipment, site requirements, environmental issues and impacts, business knowledge, safety, and the qualities, uses and markets for the compost products. ER -