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Organic pollutants in compost and digestate. Part 1. Polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and molecular markers
Joseph Tarradellas, Rahel Christine Brändli, Reinhard Furrer
In Europe, 9.3 x 10(6) t(dry weight ( dw)) of compost and digestate are produced per year. Most of this is applied to agricultural land, which can lead to considerable inputs of organic pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCB) and polycyclic ar ...
Royal Society of Chemistry2007Fate of PCBs, PAHs and their source characteristic ratios during composting and digestion of source-separated organic waste in full-scale plants
Composting and digestion are important waste management strategies. However, the resulting products can contain significant amounts of organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In this study we ...
2007Influence of temperature and high acetate concentrations on methanogenensis in lake sediment slurries
Christof Holliger, Bernhard Wehrli
Methanogenesis from main methane precursors H2/CO2 and acetate was investigated in a temperature range of 2–70 °C using sediments from Lake Baldegg, Switzerland. Psychrophilic, psychrotrophic, mesophilic, and thermophilic methanogenic microbial communities ...
Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford2007Nitrogen removal from digested manure to decrease ammoniac emissions from agriculture
Biogas production transforms organic matter into methane, carbon dioxide and ammonia (NH3). The aim of this study was reducing NH3 emissions from liquid effluents of agricultural anaerobic digesters. An alternative to classic nitrification-denitrification ...
2007Organic pollutants in compost and digestate. Part 2. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and -furans, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls, brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated alkyl substances, pesticides, and other compounds
Joseph Tarradellas, Rahel Christine Brändli
Compost and digestate are important recycling fertilizers and have beneficial effects on soil parameters. However, they can contain significant amounts of organic pollutants. Here, the first comprehensive data set on dibenzo-p-dioxins and -furans ( PCDD/F) ...
Royal Society of Chemistry2007Organic pollutants in Swiss compost and digestate
Composting (aerobic treatment of organic wastes) and digestion (anaerobic treatment of organic wastes combined with biogas production) are important waste management strategies with increasing significance in the European Union and Switzerland. Most of the ...
EPFL2006Optimised accelerated solvent extraction of PCBs and PAHs from compost
Joseph Tarradellas, Rahel Christine Brändli
This study is the first thorough method optimisation for accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from chemically dried compost. For PCBs, optimised solvent composition, temperatur ...
Taylor & Francis2006Field trial of a new aeration system for enhancing biodegradation in a biopile
The influence of a new aeration system on the biopile performance was investigated. The purpose was to increase biodegradation efficiency by optimising airflow through the pile. During a 1-month field trial, the performance of a new system using two perfor ...
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