Compost (English Wikipedia)

Kinney, Chad A.; Furlong, Edward T.; Zaugg, Steven D.; Burkhardt, Mark R.; Werner, Stephen L.; Cahill, Jeffery D.; Jorgensen, Gretchen R. (December 2006). "Survey of Organic Wastewater Contaminants in Biosolids Destined for Land Application †". Environmental Science & Technology. 40 (23): 7207–7215. Bibcode:2006EnST...40.7207K. doi:10.1021/es0603406. PMID 17180968. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

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Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid; Zech, Wolfgang; Hatcher, Patrick G. (1988). "Chemical composition of the organic matter in forest soils: The humus layer". Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde. 151 (5): 331–340. Bibcode:1988ZPflD.151..331K. doi:10.1002/jpln.19881510512. ISSN 0044-3263.
Gerba, C. (1 August 1995). "Occurrence of enteric pathogens in composted domestic solid waste containing disposable diapers". Waste Management & Research. 13 (4): 315–324. Bibcode:1995WMR....13..315G. doi:10.1016/S0734-242X(95)90081-0. ISSN 0734-242X. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Mehl, Jessica; Kaiser, Josephine; Hurtado, Daniel; Gibson, Daragh A.; Izurieta, Ricardo; Mihelcic, James R. (3 February 2011). "Pathogen destruction and solids decomposition in composting latrines: study of fundamental mechanisms and user operation in rural Panama". Journal of Water and Health. 9 (1): 187–199. Bibcode:2011JWH.....9..187M. doi:10.2166/wh.2010.138. ISSN 1477-8920. PMID 21301126.
Milinković, Mira; Lalević, Blažo; Jovičić-Petrović, Jelena; Golubović-Ćurguz, Vesna; Kljujev, Igor; Raičević, Vera (January 2019). "Biopotential of compost and compost products derived from horticultural waste—Effect on plant growth and plant pathogens' suppression". Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 121: 299–306. Bibcode:2019PSEP..121..299M. doi:10.1016/j.psep.2018.09.024. ISSN 0957-5820. S2CID 104755582. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
Kinney, Chad A.; Furlong, Edward T.; Zaugg, Steven D.; Burkhardt, Mark R.; Werner, Stephen L.; Cahill, Jeffery D.; Jorgensen, Gretchen R. (December 2006). "Survey of Organic Wastewater Contaminants in Biosolids Destined for Land Application †". Environmental Science & Technology. 40 (23): 7207–7215. Bibcode:2006EnST...40.7207K. doi:10.1021/es0603406. PMID 17180968. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
Morera, M T; Echeverría, J.; Garrido, J. (1 November 2002). "Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils amended with sewage sludge". Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 82 (4): 433–438. Bibcode:2002CaJSS..82..433M. doi:10.4141/S01-072. hdl:2454/10748. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
Trimmer, J.T.; Margenot, A.J.; Cusick, R.D.; Guest, J.S. (2019). "Aligning Product Chemistry and Soil Context for Agronomic Reuse of Human-Derived Resources". Environmental Science and Technology. 53 (11): 6501–6510. Bibcode:2019EnST...53.6501T. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b00504. PMID 31017776. S2CID 131775180.
Kalamdhad, Ajay S.; Kazmi, A. A. (1 March 2009). "Effects of turning frequency on compost stability and some chemical characteristics in a rotary drum composter". Chemosphere. 74 (10): 1327–1334. Bibcode:2009Chmsp..74.1327K. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.11.058. ISSN 0045-6535. PMID 19118861.
Lalander, Cecilia; Nordberg, Åke; Vinnerås, Björn (2018). "A comparison in product-value potential in four treatment strategies for food waste and faeces – assessing composting, fly larvae composting and anaerobic digestion". GCB Bioenergy. 10 (2): 84–91. Bibcode:2018GCBBi..10...84L. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12470. ISSN 1757-1707.
Banks, Ian J.; Gibson, Walter T.; Cameron, Mary M. (1 January 2014). "Growth rates of black soldier fly larvae fed on fresh human faeces and their implication for improving sanitation". Tropical Medicine & International Health. 19 (1): 14–22. Bibcode:2014TMIH...19...14B. doi:10.1111/tmi.12228. ISSN 1365-3156. PMID 24261901. S2CID 899081.
Aslam, DN; Vandergheynst, JS; Rumsey, TR (2008). "Development of models for predicting carbon mineralization and associated phytotoxicity in compost-amended soil". Bioresour Technol. 99 (18): 8735–41. Bibcode:2008BiTec..99.8735A. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.074. PMID 18585031.
Aslam DN, et al. (2008). "Development of models for predicting carbon mineralization and associated phytotoxicity in compost-amended soil". Bioresour Technol. 99 (18): 8735–8741. Bibcode:2008BiTec..99.8735A. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.074. PMID 18585031.
Bahramisharif, Amirhossein; Rose, Laura E. (2019). "Efficacy of biological agents and compost on growth and resistance of tomatoes to late blight". Planta. 249 (3): 799–813. Bibcode:2019Plant.249..799B. doi:10.1007/s00425-018-3035-2. ISSN 1432-2048. PMID 30406411.
St. Martin, C. C.G.; Brathwaite, R. A.I. (2012). "Compost and compost tea: Principles and prospects as substrates and soil-borne disease management strategies in soil-less vegetable production" (PDF). Biological Agriculture & Horticulture. 28 (1): 1–33. Bibcode:2012BioAH..28....1S. doi:10.1080/01448765.2012.671516. ISSN 0144-8765. S2CID 49226669.
Neugebauer, Maciej (10 January 2021). "A compost heating solution for a greenhouse in north-eastern Poland in fall". Journal of Cleaner Production. 279 123613. Bibcode:2021JCPro.27923613N. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123613. S2CID 224919030. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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"Composting to avoid methane production". www.agric.wa.gov.au. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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"Startseite". 7 April 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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"Washington becomes first US state to legalise human composting". BBC News. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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Prasad, Ritu (30 January 2019). "How do you compost a human body – and why would you?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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Masters, Gilbert M. (1997). Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science. Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780131553842. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
Haug, Roger (1993). The Practical Handbook of Compost Engineering. CRC Press. ISBN 9780873713733. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
Laws, Bill (2014). A History of the Garden in Fifty Tools. University of Chicago Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0226139937. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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Tyler, Aubin (21 March 2010). "The case for mandatory composting". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.

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"Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment - Guidelines for Compost Quality" (PDF). CCME Documents. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

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Morera, M T; Echeverría, J.; Garrido, J. (1 November 2002). "Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils amended with sewage sludge". Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 82 (4): 433–438. Bibcode:2002CaJSS..82..433M. doi:10.4141/S01-072. hdl:2454/10748. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

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"Consensus Canadian national standards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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"STA Feedstocks". U.S. Composting Council. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
"Erosion Benefits - US Composting Council". www.compostingcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
"US Composting Council". Compostingcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
"US Composting Council". US Composting Council. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
Inc., Tugboat Media. "Test Methods & Parameters - US Composting Council". www.compostingcouncil.org. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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"Earth Flow™ - Green Mountain Technologies". 3 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2025.

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"Phases of composting". Compost Segrià. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

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"Compost Physics - Cornell Composting". compost.css.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
Trautmann, Nancy; Olynciw, Elaina. "Compost Microorganisms". CORNELL Composting. Cornell Waste Management Institute. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
"The Effect of Lignin on Biodegradability - Cornell Composting". cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2009.

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"Home Composting" (PDF). Cornell Waste Management Institute. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
"Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste" (PDF). Cornell Waste Management Institute. 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid; Zech, Wolfgang; Hatcher, Patrick G. (1988). "Chemical composition of the organic matter in forest soils: The humus layer". Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde. 151 (5): 331–340. Bibcode:1988ZPflD.151..331K. doi:10.1002/jpln.19881510512. ISSN 0044-3263.
Marchant, Roger; Franzetti, Andrea; Pavlostathis, Spyros G.; Tas, Didem Okutman; Erdbrűgger, Isabel; Űnyayar, Ali; Mazmanci, Mehmet A.; Banat, Ibrahim M. (1 April 2008). "Thermophilic bacteria in cool temperate soils: are they metabolically active or continually added by global atmospheric transport?". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 78 (5): 841–852. doi:10.1007/s00253-008-1372-y. ISSN 1432-0614. PMID 18256821. S2CID 24884198. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Zeigler, Daniel R. (January 2014). "The Geobacillus paradox: why is a thermophilic bacterial genus so prevalent on a mesophilic planet?". Microbiology. 160 (Pt 1): 1–11. doi:10.1099/mic.0.071696-0. ISSN 1465-2080. PMID 24085838.
Sánchez-Rosales, Rocío; Hernández-Rodríguez, Adriana; Ojeda-Barrios, Dámaris; Robles-Hernández, Loreto; González-Franco, Ana Cecilia; Parra-Quezada, Rafael; Sánchez-Rosales, Rocío; Hernández-Rodríguez, Adriana; Ojeda-Barrios, Dámaris; Robles-Hernández, Loreto; González-Franco, Ana Cecilia; Parra-Quezada, Rafael (13 September 2017). "Comparison of three systems of decomposition of agricultural residues for the production of organic fertilizers". Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research. 77 (3): 287–292. doi:10.4067/S0718-58392017000300287 – via SciELO.
Gerba, C. (1 August 1995). "Occurrence of enteric pathogens in composted domestic solid waste containing disposable diapers". Waste Management & Research. 13 (4): 315–324. Bibcode:1995WMR....13..315G. doi:10.1016/S0734-242X(95)90081-0. ISSN 0734-242X. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Mehl, Jessica; Kaiser, Josephine; Hurtado, Daniel; Gibson, Daragh A.; Izurieta, Ricardo; Mihelcic, James R. (3 February 2011). "Pathogen destruction and solids decomposition in composting latrines: study of fundamental mechanisms and user operation in rural Panama". Journal of Water and Health. 9 (1): 187–199. Bibcode:2011JWH.....9..187M. doi:10.2166/wh.2010.138. ISSN 1477-8920. PMID 21301126.
Milinković, Mira; Lalević, Blažo; Jovičić-Petrović, Jelena; Golubović-Ćurguz, Vesna; Kljujev, Igor; Raičević, Vera (January 2019). "Biopotential of compost and compost products derived from horticultural waste—Effect on plant growth and plant pathogens' suppression". Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 121: 299–306. Bibcode:2019PSEP..121..299M. doi:10.1016/j.psep.2018.09.024. ISSN 0957-5820. S2CID 104755582. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
El-Masry, M.H.; Khalil, A.I.; Hassouna, M.S.; Ibrahim, H.A.H. (1 August 2002). "In situ and in vitro suppressive effect of agricultural composts and their water extracts on some phytopathogenic fungi". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 18 (6): 551–558. doi:10.1023/A:1016302729218. ISSN 1573-0972. S2CID 81831444. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
Domingo, J. L.; Nadal, M. (August 2012). "Domestic waste composting facilities: a review of human health risks". Environment International. 35 (2): 382–9. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2008.07.004. PMID 18701167.
Kinney, Chad A.; Furlong, Edward T.; Zaugg, Steven D.; Burkhardt, Mark R.; Werner, Stephen L.; Cahill, Jeffery D.; Jorgensen, Gretchen R. (December 2006). "Survey of Organic Wastewater Contaminants in Biosolids Destined for Land Application †". Environmental Science & Technology. 40 (23): 7207–7215. Bibcode:2006EnST...40.7207K. doi:10.1021/es0603406. PMID 17180968. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
Morera, M T; Echeverría, J.; Garrido, J. (1 November 2002). "Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils amended with sewage sludge". Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 82 (4): 433–438. Bibcode:2002CaJSS..82..433M. doi:10.4141/S01-072. hdl:2454/10748. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
Trimmer, J.T.; Margenot, A.J.; Cusick, R.D.; Guest, J.S. (2019). "Aligning Product Chemistry and Soil Context for Agronomic Reuse of Human-Derived Resources". Environmental Science and Technology. 53 (11): 6501–6510. Bibcode:2019EnST...53.6501T. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b00504. PMID 31017776. S2CID 131775180.
Kalamdhad, Ajay S.; Kazmi, A. A. (1 March 2009). "Effects of turning frequency on compost stability and some chemical characteristics in a rotary drum composter". Chemosphere. 74 (10): 1327–1334. Bibcode:2009Chmsp..74.1327K. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.11.058. ISSN 0045-6535. PMID 19118861.
Ndegwa, P.M.; Thompson, S.A.; Das, K.C. (1998). "Effects of stocking density and feeding rate on vermicomposting of biosolids" (PDF). Bioresource Technology. 71: 5–12. doi:10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00055-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
Lalander, Cecilia; Nordberg, Åke; Vinnerås, Björn (2018). "A comparison in product-value potential in four treatment strategies for food waste and faeces – assessing composting, fly larvae composting and anaerobic digestion". GCB Bioenergy. 10 (2): 84–91. Bibcode:2018GCBBi..10...84L. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12470. ISSN 1757-1707.
Banks, Ian J.; Gibson, Walter T.; Cameron, Mary M. (1 January 2014). "Growth rates of black soldier fly larvae fed on fresh human faeces and their implication for improving sanitation". Tropical Medicine & International Health. 19 (1): 14–22. Bibcode:2014TMIH...19...14B. doi:10.1111/tmi.12228. ISSN 1365-3156. PMID 24261901. S2CID 899081.
Aslam, DN; Vandergheynst, JS; Rumsey, TR (2008). "Development of models for predicting carbon mineralization and associated phytotoxicity in compost-amended soil". Bioresour Technol. 99 (18): 8735–41. Bibcode:2008BiTec..99.8735A. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.074. PMID 18585031.
Morel, P.; Guillemain, G. (2004). "Assessment of the possible phytotoxicity of a substrate using an easy and representative biotest". Acta Horticulturae (644): 417–423. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.644.55.
Aslam DN, et al. (2008). "Development of models for predicting carbon mineralization and associated phytotoxicity in compost-amended soil". Bioresour Technol. 99 (18): 8735–8741. Bibcode:2008BiTec..99.8735A. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.074. PMID 18585031.
Bahramisharif, Amirhossein; Rose, Laura E. (2019). "Efficacy of biological agents and compost on growth and resistance of tomatoes to late blight". Planta. 249 (3): 799–813. Bibcode:2019Plant.249..799B. doi:10.1007/s00425-018-3035-2. ISSN 1432-2048. PMID 30406411.
St. Martin, C. C.G.; Brathwaite, R. A.I. (2012). "Compost and compost tea: Principles and prospects as substrates and soil-borne disease management strategies in soil-less vegetable production" (PDF). Biological Agriculture & Horticulture. 28 (1): 1–33. Bibcode:2012BioAH..28....1S. doi:10.1080/01448765.2012.671516. ISSN 0144-8765. S2CID 49226669.
Neugebauer, Maciej (10 January 2021). "A compost heating solution for a greenhouse in north-eastern Poland in fall". Journal of Cleaner Production. 279 123613. Bibcode:2021JCPro.27923613N. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123613. S2CID 224919030. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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Milinković, Mira; Lalević, Blažo; Jovičić-Petrović, Jelena; Golubović-Ćurguz, Vesna; Kljujev, Igor; Raičević, Vera (January 2019). "Biopotential of compost and compost products derived from horticultural waste—Effect on plant growth and plant pathogens' suppression". Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 121: 299–306. Bibcode:2019PSEP..121..299M. doi:10.1016/j.psep.2018.09.024. ISSN 0957-5820. S2CID 104755582. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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Morera, M T; Echeverría, J.; Garrido, J. (1 November 2002). "Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils amended with sewage sludge". Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 82 (4): 433–438. Bibcode:2002CaJSS..82..433M. doi:10.4141/S01-072. hdl:2454/10748. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

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Marchant, Roger; Franzetti, Andrea; Pavlostathis, Spyros G.; Tas, Didem Okutman; Erdbrűgger, Isabel; Űnyayar, Ali; Mazmanci, Mehmet A.; Banat, Ibrahim M. (1 April 2008). "Thermophilic bacteria in cool temperate soils: are they metabolically active or continually added by global atmospheric transport?". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 78 (5): 841–852. doi:10.1007/s00253-008-1372-y. ISSN 1432-0614. PMID 18256821. S2CID 24884198. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Zeigler, Daniel R. (January 2014). "The Geobacillus paradox: why is a thermophilic bacterial genus so prevalent on a mesophilic planet?". Microbiology. 160 (Pt 1): 1–11. doi:10.1099/mic.0.071696-0. ISSN 1465-2080. PMID 24085838.
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