11th International Conference: Murcia, Spain

Nutrient and carbon cycling

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The archived programme groups work around plant–soil nutrient cycling, gaseous emissions and treatment of organic residues. The original page referenced a report and proceedings.

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Programme title index

This is a transcription of 171 presentation titles from the historical programme. The index preserves a bibliographic trail; it does not reproduce the papers or imply that their original files are still available.

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1. 001Organic waste in Spain: a problem that should be a resource
2. 002The importance of agriculture in global waste management
3. 003Nitrogen and phosphorus excretion by UK dairy cows
4. 004Evaluation of compost efficiency for soil carbon storage based on biochemical fractionation of their organic matter: validation using a long term experiment
5. 005Pig slurry application on alfalfa: what can we gain in terms of carbon cycle?
6. 006Effect of multi-year surface-banding of dairy slurry on grass
7. 007Effect of organic amendments on soil aggregate stability
8. 008Short term evolution of pig slurry macronutrients (N, P, K) accumulated into an over amended lysimeter (SOLEPUR
9. 009Anaerobically digested source separated food residues as fertiliser in cereal production
10. 010Short-term carbon and nitrogen mineralisation in soil amended with winery and distillery organic wastes
11. 011Differences in the chemical composition of colloidal organic matter from various municipal solid waste composts as studied by pyrolysis/GC/MS
12. 012Soil fertility building crops in organic farming
13. 013The pH and nutrient content of sewage sludge treated with limestone by-products and destined for agricultural use
14. 014Evolution of the nitrogen apparent recovery index of total nitrogen solid manure applied every year on a cut perennial rye grass
15. 015Effect of the nitrification inhibitor DMPP applied with mineral fertiliser and cattle slurry on yield and N uptake from grassland
16. 016Laser granulometry of colloidal organic matter extracted from composts
17. 017Assessing N dynamics of organic wastes in field conditions using a calculation model
18. 018Nutrient load from agricultural source in Lombardy (Italy)
19. 019A field device for slurry nutrient content assessment
20. 020Moisture characteristics of the artificial media composed of rice husk and demonstration on sweet potato cultivation
21. 021Investigations on the fertilizing capacity of bottom sediments from eutrophicated lake
22. 022Fertilization of barley with pig slurry: residual and cumulative effects
23. 023Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus content in soil following pig-slurry application to crop rotations with different input levels
24. 024Utilization of tannery waste as soil less media in agriculture for tomato growth
25. 025Prediction of mineralisation nitrogen potential from organic residues to ryegrass and wheat crops
26. 026Effects of 12 years use of sewage sludge on the plant-soil system
27. 027Composting as a management alternative for beef feedlot manure in southern Alberta, Canada
28. 028Evaluation of a compost obtained from solid phase of pig slurry and forestry wastes as a substrate for seedlings production
29. 029Long-term excessive organic waste use on environmental impact and sustainability
30. 030Exploitation of composted agricultural wastes as growing media
31. 031Effects of three consecutive applications of MSW compost on sandy soil under intensive fertilization conditions
32. 032Effects of sewage sludge application on N dynamics in forests soils: a field study
33. 033Evolution of nitrogen apparent recovery index of total nitrogen solid manure applied every two years in a maize wheat rotation
34. 034Comparative studies of the efficiency of lime refuse from sugar beet factories as an agricultural liming material
35. 035Characterization of manure from fish cage farming in Chile
36. 036The effect of organic residues from different sources on soil properties, fruit production and mineral composition of pepper crop
37. 037Relative contribution of crop residue bound-N to irrigated rice and carbon storage in a subtropical soil
38. 038Effect of a composted sewage sludge on the performance of mycorrhizal Retama sphaerocarpa L. seedlings afforested in a degraded soil under two water regimes
39. 039Meat and bone meal: fertilizing value and rates of nitrogen mineralization
40. 040Peculiarities of the action of microbial fertilizers from livestock waste in “soil-plant-microorganisms” system
41. 041Characterization of the wastewater from the two-phase centrifugation system for olive oil extraction
42. 042Microbial biomass and activity of an agricultural soil amended with the solid phase of pig slurry
43. 043Agronomic use of the solid phase of pig slurry on cucumber crop: nutrient extraction and biomass production
44. 044Fertilising value of phosphorus from urban and agricultural organic waste
45. 045Waste organic matter quality versus soil amendment effects
46. 046The use of composted waste as a growing medium and peat diluent
47. 047Application of pig slurries in the Guadalentin valley for broccoli and watermelon production: influence on some soil chemical characteristics
48. 048New micro-meteorological techniques for measuring gas emission from stored solid manure
49. 049Assessment of the ammonia abatement potential of different geographical regions and altitudinal zones based on a large-scale survey
50. 050Sustainable Organic Waste Management for Enviromental Protection and Food Safety Ammonia abatement: Effectiveness and costs in two German model farms
51. 051European agricultural gaseous emissions inventory researchers network (EAGER)
52. 052Can the additive “Effective Micro-Organisms (EM)” reduce ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from slurry stores?
53. 053Quantifying odour emission from composting
54. 054Measurement and abatement of ammonia emissions from hard standings used by livestock
55. 055Ammonia emission from FYM heaps and cattle and swine slurry stores
56. 056Integrated management practices to minimise losses and maximise crop nitrogen value of broiler litter
57. 057Dynamic modelling of ammonia biofiltration from waste gases
58. 058Evaluation of three approaches to decrease ammonia emission from solid manure storage facilities
59. 059Gaseous emissions (NH3, N2O, CH4 and CO2) from a biological aerobic treatment unit of pig slurry
60. 060Effects of separation and anaerobic digestion of slurry on odour and ammonia emission during subsequent storage and land application
61. 061Comparison of gas and odour emissions from swine manure management with and without treatment facilities in Québec
62. 062Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from a straw flow system for fattening pigs
63. 063Modelling ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions from slurry-amended soils Development of an infiltration submodel
64. 064Coupling composting and biofiltration for ammonia and volatile organic compounds removal
65. 065Greenhouse gas and ammonia emission abatement by slurry treatment
66. 066Influence of different levels of covering on greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from slurry stores
67. 067Technique for determination of ammonia emissions in urine-diverting wastewater systems
68. 068Ammonia, methane, nitrous oxide and particulate matter emissions in two different buildings for laying hens
69. 069A method to assess the reduction of ammonia and methane emissions by application of BAT in Intensive Livestock Farming
70. 070Ammonia emission from land applied farm yard manure - First results
71. 071Natural crusting of slurry storage as an abatement measure for ammonia emissions on dairy farms
72. 072Characterization of organic packing materials in the removal of ammonia gas in automated biofilters
73. 073Performance characterization of a full-scale biofilter at an organic waste treatment plant
74. 074Sustainable Organic Waste Management for Enviromental Protection and Food Safety Nitrogen efficiency and environmental impact from different strategies for management of green manure leys
75. 075Study of NH3 emissions during slurry storage in small-scale tanks
76. 076The effect of storage and rapid incorporation on N2O emissions following the application of pig and cattle FYM to land
77. 077Ammonia emissions from poultry manure management systems: housing, storage and land spreading losses
78. 078Gaseous emissions from alternative housing systems for laying hens
79. 079Health risks from pathogens in livestock manures
80. 080Measurement of pathogen transfer in aerosols following land application of manure
81. 081Hydrated lime and Velox rapidly reduce enteric micro-organisms of manure
82. 082Use of crude coffee grain for treatment of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil
83. 083Hygienic aspects of biosolids reuse
84. 084Comparison of humic acids from compost and peat as amendments of heavy metal polluted soils
85. 085Problems connected with the EU-animal by-product regulations in the field environmental and animal hygiene
86. 086The effect of temperature on the survival of pathogenic bacteria and Ascaris Suum in stored sewage sludge
87. 087Heavy metal fluxes in livestock farming and input reduction strategies
88. 088Heavy metals transfer from soil to rapeseed oil
89. 089Assisted natural remediation of trace element polluted soils
90. 090Molecular analysis of the microbial community dynamics in pig slurry during storage and after soil application
91. 091Adsorption of phenoxyacid herbicides by soil from North of Morocco amended with urban sewage sludge
92. 092Adsorption of sulfonylurea herbicides by soil amended with different olive oil mill wastes
93. 093Evolution of biochemical parameters in the suppression of the damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani after the addition of sewage sludge compost
94. 094Heavy metals biosorption by compost-associated microorganisms: practical applications
95. 095Management sewage sludge thermal drying amended soil
96. 096Heavy metal distribution in sewage sludge-treated soil profiles
97. 097Risks of heavy metal transfer to Beta vulgaris cultivated in a contaminated soil and amended with organic wastes
98. 098Total and faecal coliform bacteria persistence in a pig slurry amended soil
99. 099Detection of intestinal parasites in pig slurries collected from farms in the Alicante province (Spain)
100. 100Lifecycle of metals in composting of MSW
101. 101Raw organic material origin and compost heavy metal contents
102. 102Sustainable Organic Waste Management for Enviromental Protection and Food Safety Volatile fatty acid concentration and inhibitory effect upon some pathogen strains of several compost extracts
103. 103Effects of municipal waste composts on soil and crop heavy metals in grass cultivation in Finland
104. 104Agronomic use of pig slurry for broccoli production: investigation of pathogen microorganisms
105. 105State of the art of anaerobic digestion in Italy
106. 106Enhancement of the anaerobic digestion process of primary and secondary sludge by thermal and chemical pre-treatment
107. 107Anaerobic co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid wastes and industrial greases
108. 108Study of biochemical and microbiological parameters during composting of pine and eucalyptus bark
109. 109Development of environmentally superior technology to replace swine lagoons in the USA
110. 110Full-scale combination of anaerobic digestion and concentration by evaporation in Garrigues (Lleida, Spain): Evaluation after 2 years of operation
111. 111Investigation of the N-dynamics during composting under special consideration of N2-generation
112. 112Agricultural reuse of olive mill effluents after energy recovery
113. 113Manure separation as a pre-treatment method to increase gasproduction in biogasplants
114. 114Evolution of chemical and physicochemical properties of MSW compost during three long-term maturing treatments
115. 115Methane production from maize, grassland and animal manures through anaerobic digestion
116. 116Phytotoxicity decrease of water-soluble substances from olive mill dry residue by hydrolytic enzymes produced by saprobe fungi
117. 117Decrease of tomato toxicity caused by olive mill dry residues using arbuscular and saprobe fungi
118. 118Selection of procymidone degrading microorganisms from composting of plant wastes
119. 119Effect of the raw material and bacterial inoculation on humic and lignocellulosic fractions during composting of horticultural wastes
120. 120Modelling of biological processes during aerobic treatment of piggery wastewater aiming at process optimisation
121. 121Comparison of composing and urea treatment for sanitising of faecal matter
122. 122Municipal waste compost´s phytotoxicity on barley's germination and biomass
123. 123Heat inactivation of porcine circovirus type 2
124. 124A new structured mathematical model of the composting process
125. 125Changes throughout storage, in the physico-chemical characteristics of a mixture containing wood ash, sewage sludge and meat flour
126. 126Sustainable Organic Waste Management for Enviromental Protection and Food Safety Evaluation of a mixture of wood ash, sewage sludge and meat flour
127. 127Co-composting sewage sludge and fats. Optimal ratios and process evolution
128. 128An evaluation of commercial additives in optimisation of the composting process
129. 129A contribution to the study of co-composting of poultry and forest wastes
130. 130Aeration effect on nitrogenous emissions during the composting of turkey or cattle manure
131. 131Improving composting treatment through modelling: Conception of an in-vessel composting model
132. 132Dry thermophilic anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of the municipal solid waste: focusing on the inoculum sources
133. 133Composting potential of different inoculum sources on SEBAC system in treatment of municipal solid waste
134. 134The influence of C/N ratio, moisture and pH on the aerobic microbial activity of rice straw and sewage sludge blends
135. 135Double settling efficiency of slaughterhouse wastewater
136. 136Co-composting process of sewage sludge and different proportions of OFMSW
137. 137Study of the co-composting process of municipal solid waste and sewage sludge: stability and maturity
138. 138Cellulase and hemicellulase production by microorganisms isolated from plant wastes composting piles
139. 139Natural zeolites - Remedy for concentrated animal feeding operations and sustainable agriculture
140. 140Effect of a sulphuric acid ferric sulphate mix addition on the composting of domestic sewage sludge and olive mill solid wastes
141. 141Zeolite as feed additive to reduce manure mineral content
142. 142The feasibility of olive husk co-composting with cotton waste
143. 143Composting "alperujo", the main by-product of the Spanish olive oil industry
144. 144Effectiveness and environmental impact of swine manure composting
145. 145Environmental management system for organic wastes management arising from intensive animal production
146. 146Assessing the reuse potential for organic waste products in urban and peri-urban agriculture
147. 147Economic analysis of various animal waste treatments in selected provinces in Vietnam
148. 148Integrated evaluation of organic waste management options
149. 149Costs and regulations in the pig production
150. 150Review of food waste management in Scotland: A case study
151. 151Sustainable Organic Waste Management for Enviromental Protection and Food Safety Survey on manure management: a valuable tool to assess and optimise farm nutrient cycling and minimise emissions
152. 152Management manure and manure treatment plant: present and future. The farm school of Murcia University's Veterinary Science Faculty
153. 153Changes in pH and basic cations in runoff water collected in a forest plot treated with wood ash
154. 154Denitrification enzyme activity in a marsh-pond-marsh wetland used for swine wastewater treatment as influenced by alternate wetting and drying cycles
155. 155Survey on manure management in Southern Piedmont region of Italy, new rules and following potential future strategies
156. 156Animal waste management in Vietnam - Problems and solutions
157. 157Concepts of valorization of dairy farm wastewater
158. 158Alternative raw materials of cellulose pulp from agroforestry residues
159. 159SPREADS - A system for controlling the costs and efficiency of manure and slurry spreading on farms
160. 160Study of livestock waste processing into microbial fertilizers to solve environmental problems
161. 161Guidelines for the use of human urine and faeces in crop prouduction
162. 162Calculation of unit cost for techniques for the reduction of ammonia emissions from livestock production
163. 163Organic waste management in agri-food industry in Poland
164. 164Ecological sanitation and urban agriculture - TepozEco Project, México
165. 165Proposals for the management of yard waste in the Vallés Oriental region
166. 166Shallow injection of slurry in open and closed slots on ley Technology, placement of slurry and ammonia emissions
167. 167Results of the Italian National Research Programme on: "Recycling the wastes of the agro-industrial system"
168. 168Liming with slurry enriched with calcium carbonate used like bedding material in a dairy cows stall
169. 169Annexe I. Reports of Sessions and Round Tables
170. 170Annexe II. List of Participants
171. 171Annexe III. Press Coverage

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