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Effect of Oxygenation Level on Yard Trimmings Composting Rate, Odor Production, And Compost Quality In Bench-Scale Reactors

Frederick C. Michel Jr.NSF-Center for Microbial Ecology, and Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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C. A. ReddyNSF-Center for Microbial Ecology, and Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Pages 6-14 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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