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Hygienic aspects of biowaste composting: airborne microbial concentrations as a function of feedstock, operation and season

Heidi Maricou

Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

Willy Verstraete

Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

Karel Mesuere

Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH, Eschbom, Germany

In the present study, airborne concentrations of total bacteria, molds+yeasts as well as fecal coliforms and streptococci were measured at a composting plant as a function of key variables, including feedstock composition, operational procedures and season. The facility where the measurements were performed is a large (60 000 tonnes day-1), turned and aerated static pile composting installation for source-separated vegetable, fruit and garden waste (VFG) collected from households in a region of the northern part of Belgium.

Key Words: VFG waste • composting • diapers • non-recyclable paper • airborne microbes • total bacterial count • molds • yeasts • fecal coliforms • fecal streptococci • Aspergillus • Belgium

Waste Management & Research, Vol. 16, No. 4, 304-311 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X9801600402
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