The contents of this page are no longer available.On-Farm Composting: Odours / Volatile Organic Compounds / Bioaerosols Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Policy and Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Technology and Innovation, Ag Technologies Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development 2001-10-24 2009-11-13 Soil/Water/Air`Soil Fertility`Manure A list of references addressing odours/ volatile organic compounds/ bioaerosols from the guide "On-Farm Composting: A Review of the Literature" eng resource list 2008-01-23 Producers (Crops);Producers (Livestock) www1 deptdocs sag 2009-02-23 , Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Policy and Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Technology and Innovation, Ag Technologies Government of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development 2001-10-24 2009-11-13 Soil/Water/Air`Soil Fertility`Manure A list of references addressing odours/ volatile organic compounds/ bioaerosols from the guide "On-Farm Composting: A Review of the Literature" eng resource list 2008-01-23 Producers (Crops);Producers (Livestock) www1 deptdocs sag 2009-02-23

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11. Goldstein, Nora. 1994. Odor control progress at composting sites. BioCycle 35, no. 2: 64-67.

12. Haines, John. 1995. Aspergillus in compost: straw man or fatal flaw? BioCycle 36, no. 4: 32-35.

13. Haug, Roger Tim. 1993. The practical handbook of compost engineering. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers.

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27. Tanaka A, Yakushido K, Yamamoto K, and Yonaga M. 1998. Odor emission control during composting associated with water adjustment materials. In , ASAE Paper no. 984054; 4 pp. ASAE Annual International Meeting.

28. van der Werf, Paul. 1996. Bioaerosols at a Canadian composting facility. BioCycle 37, no. 9: 78-83.

29. van der Werf, Paul, and Brian Van Opstal. 1997. Managing bioaerosols. In Proceedings. Seventh annual conference, exhibits & general meetingComposting Council of Canada, p. 72-77. Toronto: The Composting Council of Canada.

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