Table 1 Cell composition, temperature (mean ± SD) and pH of composting chambers
Date (2011) | chamber 1 vegetables, fruits, manure, beddings and food residues, plant debris and grass clippings, australian goose carcass | chamber 2 vegetables, fruits, manure, beddings and food residues, plant debris and grass clippings, animal carcass and waste water treatment sludge | chamber 3 mixture of partially composted material from chambers 1 and 2 | Air T (o C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T (o C) | pH | T (o C) | pH | T (o C) | pH | ||
Mar 11 | 57,8 ± (16,9) | 6,5 | 55,6 ± (14,7) | 6,0 | 24 | ||
Mar 25 | 56,0 ± (15,7) | 7,0 | 63,4 ± (17,5) | 7,5 | 23 | ||
Apr 8 | 53,0 ± (14,5) | 6,0 | 65,0 ± (18,2) | 7,0 | 23 | ||
Apr 28 | 51,0 ± (13,6) | 7,0 | 55,2 ± (15,7) | 7,5 | 20 | ||
May 13 | 53 ± (15,5) | 7,0 | 23 | ||||
May 27 | 62,4 ± (21,5) | 7,5 | 21 | ||||
June 10 | 58,2 ± (16,5) | 6,5 | 21 | ||||