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Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 15 (2) 199-205
December, 2008 |
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Abstract ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Composting provides an
economical and environmentally significant method to reduce wastes. A
vessel system bioreactor was designed to study a composting mixture
consisting of 70% date palm wastes and date palm pits and 30% shrimp and
crab shell wastes. This mixture took about 13 weeks to mature. The
compost so prepared had all the quality of a good fertilizer as
exhibited by its various consyituents. The final compost product had
57.1% moisture content with pH 7.9 and an organic matter of 891.0 g/kg
dry matter with significant amounts of 2.2, 0.82, 14.3, and 1.3 g/kg
calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium, respectively. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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