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Temperature, Pressure and Air Flow Distribution In Passively Aerated Compost Piles

Tjalfe G. PoulsenEnvironmental Engineering Section, Aalborg University, Aalborg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 127-134 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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