| Microbial Communities | |
| How Resilient Are Microbial Communities to Temperature Changes During Composting? | p. 3 |
| Survey of Fungal Diversity in Mushroom Compost Using Sequences of PCR-Amplified Genes Encoding 18S Ribosomal RNA | p. 17 |
| Bacterial Community Structure During Yard Trimmings Composting | p. 25 |
| Characterisation of Microbial Communities During Composting of Organic Wastes | p. 43 |
| Microbial Succession During Composting of Source-Separated Urban Organic Household Waste Under Different Initial Temperature Conditions | p. 53 |
| Bacterial Diversity in Livestock Manure Composts as Characterized by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (T-RLFP) of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA Gene Sequences | p. 65 |
| Amplified 16S Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis of Microbial Community Structure During Rapid Degradation of a Biopolymer, PHA, by Composting | p. 83 |
| Comparative Investigation of Vermicompost Microbial Communities | p. 99 |
| Processes and Controls | |
| Heat Production During Thermophilic Decomposition of Municipal Wastes in the Dano-System Composting Plant | p. 111 |
| Composting of Different Horticultural Wastes: Effect of Fungal Inoculation | p. 119 |
| Backyard Composting: General Considerations and a Case Study | p. 133 |
| N-Dynamics During Composting--Overview and Experimental Results | p. 143 |
| Unsuitability of Anaerobic Compost from Solid Substrate Anaerobic Digestion as a Soil Amendment | p. 155 |
| Pile Composting of Two-phase Centrifuged Olive Husks: Bioindicators of the Process | p. 165 |
| Organic Acids as a Decisive Limitation to Process Dynamics During Composting of Organic Matter | p. 177 |
| Effects of Interrupted Air Supply on the Composting Process--Composition of Volatile Organic Acids | p. 189 |
| Reduction of Ammonia Emission and Waste Gas Volume by Composting at Low Oxygen Pressure | p. 203 |
| Review of Compost Process-Control for Product Function | p. 217 |
| Using Agricultural Wastes for Tricholoma crassum (Berk.) Sacc. Production | p. 231 |
| Microbial Transformation of Nitrogen During Composting | p. 237 |
| Effect of Additives on the Nitrification-Denitrification Activities During Composting of Chicken Manure | p. 247 |
| Biodegradability | |
| Biodegradability Study on Films for Packaging Based on Isotactic Polypropylene Modified with Natural Terpene Resins | p. 265 |
| Isolation and Characterization of Thermophilic Microorganisms Able to Grow on Cellulose Acetate | p. 273 |
| PCB's Biotransformation by a White-Rot Fungus Under Composting and Liquid Culture Conditions | p. 287 |
| Tests on Composting of Degradable Polyethylene in Respect to the Quality of the End-Product Compost | p. 299 |
| Microbial Degradation of Sulfonylurea Herbicides: Chlorsulfuron and Metsulfuron-Methyl | p. 309 |
| Maturity Testing | |
| Hydrogen Peroxide Effects on Composting and Its Use in Assessing the Degree of Maturity | p. 323 |
| Plant Performance in Relation to Oxygen Depletion, CO[subscript 2]-Rate and Volatile Organic Acids in Container Media Composts of Varying Maturity | p. 335 |
| Microbiological and Chemical Characterisation of Composts at Different Levels of Maturity, with Evaluation of Phytotoxicity and Enzymatic Activities | p. 345 |
| Monitoring of a Composting Process: Thermal Stability of Raw Materials and Products | p. 357 |
| Compost Maturity--Problems Associated with Testing | p. 373 |
| Use of CLPP for Evaluating the Role of Different Organic Materials in Composting | p. 383 |
| Evaluation of Organic Matter Stability During the Composting Process of Agroindustrial Wastes | p. 397 |
| Characterization of Organic Substances in Stabilized Composts of Rest Wastes | p. 407 |
| Application and Environmental Impact | |
| Composting of Posidonia oceanica and Its Use in Agriculture | p. 425 |
| Practical Use of Quality Compost for Plant Health and Vitality Improvement | p. 435 |
| Environmental Impacts of Cattle Manure Composting | p. 445 |
| Agronomic Value and Environmental Impacts of Urban Composts Used in Agriculture | p. 457 |
| Composting in the Framework of the EU Landfill Directive | p. 473 |
| Occurence of Aspergillus fumigatus in a Compost Polluted with Heavy Metals | p. 487 |
| Important Aspects of Biowaste Collection and Composting in Nigeria | p. 495 |
| Plant and Human Pathogens | |
| Use of Actinobacteria in Composting of Sheep Litter | p. 505 |
| Methods for Health Risk Assessment by Clostridium botulinum in Biocompost | p. 517 |
| The Fate of Plant Pathogens and Seeds During Backyard Composting of Vegetable, Fruit and Garden Waste | p. 527 |
| Survival of Phytopathogen Viruses During Semipilot-Scale Composting | p. 539 |
| Air-Borne Emissions and Their Control | |
| Composting Conditions Preventing the Development of Odorous Compounds | p. 551 |
| Odour Emissions During Yard Waste Composting: Effect of Turning Frequency | p. 561 |
| Imission of Microorganisms from Composting Facilities | p. 571 |
| Molecular Identification of Airborne Microorganisms from Composting Facilities | p. 585 |
| Bioaerosols and Public Health | p. 595 |
| Passively Aerated Composting of Straw-Rich Organic Pig Manure | p. 607 |
| Index | p. 623 |
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