Browsing by Subject "Compost"
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The Effectiveness of Compost and Biosolids for Land Remediation on Tailings from an Iron Mine
(2014-04-30)Mine tailings inhibit the growth of living organisms and give rise to unstable living conditions for the existing flora and microorganisms. The abandoned iron mine site in Londonderry, Nova Scotia is almost completely ... -
Evaluation of low external input, sustainable farming practices for livestock farms in Cumberland County
(REAP-Cumberland, Shinimicas, Nova Scotia, 1993-06-01)Existing livestock systems in Cumberland Co. rely mainly on grass, clover and spring cereals for home grown forage and grain. There are well known limitations to these systems on the fragipan or basil till soils which ... -
EVALUATION OF SOURCE SEPARATED ORGANICS AFTER INOCULATION WITH EFFECTIVE MICROORGANISMS AND THE EFFECT ON COMPOST QUALITY.
(2015)A large volume of source-separated organics (SSO) are generated around the world and there are limited management strategies to reduce their effect on the environment. The volume of compost can be reduced through ... -
Evaluation of Waste Gypsum Wallboard as a Compost Additive
(2014-04-07)Twenty percent of all the material delivered to construction and demolition (C&D) disposal sites in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada, is waste gypsum wallboard (WGW) (Dillon Consulting Ltd., 2006). This is typically in ... -
Exploring the Potential of the Native Microbial Consortium in Municipal Organics Composts for Biodegradation of Plastic Wastes
(2018-08-27)One of the biggest challenges to the compost industries is plastic contamination. Microorganisms have been reported to have the potential to decompose plastics. A research using next generation amplicon sequencing was ... -
Greenfacts Special Research Edition: The Oaks Experiments on Organic Management of Turf
(Edmonds Landscape and Construction Services Limited, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1998-01)This Greenfacts is a summary of a 380 page research report titled The Oaks Experiments on Organic Management of Turfs. The research report documents in detail the results of a four year project for developing an organic ... -
The Oaks Experiments on Organic Management of Turf: Final Industry Report
(Edmonds Landscape and Construction Services Limited, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada., 1996-10-30)The Oaks experiments were designed to address practical questions about organic management of turfs (lawns, sports fields etc.), notably: (i) How do we use organic fertilizers and soil-building amendments on turf for maximum ... -
On-farm measurements of pH, electrical conductivity and nitrate in soil extracts for monitoring coupling and decoupling of nutrient cycles
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Phosphorus limitation of soybean and alfalfa biological nitrogen fixation on organic dairy farms
(2011-04-12)Low plant available phosphorus limits legume growth and biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). This study examined, under controlled conditions, the relationship between soil phosphorus and alfalfa and soybean BNF on two ... -
Reducing risks from E. coli 0157 on the organic farm
(Canadian Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan., 2001)E.coli 0157 is a bacterial pathogen of the human intestinal tract which is carried in certain species of livestock and wildlife without ill effect. Such organisms are termed zoonotics. Various types of Campylobacter and ...