Concerns about the potential presence of plant and human or animal pathogens are a major limitation to the increased up-take of composted waste by end-users of high-quality horticultural growing media.
Overview
Concerns about the potential presence of plant and human or animal pathogens are a major limitation to the increased up-take of composted waste by end-users of high-quality horticultural growing media.
If compost producers were able to provide appropriate quality assurance (QA) data, it would develop increased confidence in the safety of composted materials and thereby increased uptake by end-users, particularly commercial growers.
WRAP has commissioned this work to provide a detailed understanding of the fate of pathogens within the composting process in order to provide confidence in the process to end-users.
Contents
Abbreviations, Terms and Definitions >>
Summary >>
Introduction >>
Objectives >>
Consultations with end-users of different high quality composts to determine the pathogens of concern >>
Eradication of plant pathogens in laboratory bench-scale composting system >>
Eradication of plant pathogens in large-scale composting systems >>
Eradication of animal/human pathogens in laboratory bench-scale composting system >>
Discussion >>
Conclusions >>
Recommendations for future research >>
References >>
Data Tables >>
Figures >>
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