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PILE COMPOSTING PASSIVE AERATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farming Techniques
- Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- passive windrow composting
1, record 1, English, passive%20windrow%20composting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- windrow composting - passive aeration 2, record 1, English, windrow%20composting%20%2D%20passive%20aeration
correct
- passive aeration windrow composting 3, record 1, English, passive%20aeration%20windrow%20composting
correct
- pile composting - passive aeration 2, record 1, English, pile%20composting%20%2D%20passive%20aeration
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Passive Aeration Windrow Composting.... PAWS [Passively Aerated Windrow System] has two essential features, passive aeration and envelopment [...] The air in the middle of a compost pile or windrow is warmed up by the heat generated by oxidation of the waste by the decomposer organisms. Warm air naturally rises upwards and outwards of the composting mass. As nature abhors vacuum, the warm air is replaced by cooler air mostly from or through other parts of the compost, setting up a mostly internal circulation until the air is almost uniformly warm and oxygen-deficient thus creating anaerobic pockets that generate malodours. 3, record 1, English, - passive%20windrow%20composting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Generally, material to be composted is collected and promptly piled into windrows which remain untouched. 1, record 1, English, - passive%20windrow%20composting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Materials can be added as they become available, or stockpiled until sufficient amounts are available to make a good sized pile or windrow. 1, record 1, English, - passive%20windrow%20composting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques agricoles
- Fumure et amélioration du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compostage en tas - aération passive
1, record 1, French, compostage%20en%20tas%20%2D%20a%C3%A9ration%20passive
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compostage en andain - aération passive 1, record 1, French, compostage%20en%20andain%20%2D%20a%C3%A9ration%20passive
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les systèmes passifs sont les méthodes de compostage traditionnel en tas. 2, record 1, French, - compostage%20en%20tas%20%2D%20a%C3%A9ration%20passive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce système réclame très peu de soins. Il consiste à mettre les matières en tas et à ne plus y toucher. 1, record 1, French, - compostage%20en%20tas%20%2D%20a%C3%A9ration%20passive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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