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Chemical and microbiological parameters for the characterisation of the stability and maturity of pruning waste compost
Authors:Email author" target="_blank">Marta?BenitoEmail author  Alberto?Masaguer  Ana?Moliner  Nilda?Arrigo  Rosa?Martha?Palma
Institution:(1) Departamento de Edafología, Escuela Técnica Superior Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;(2) Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Edafología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Abstract:Composting of pruning waste, leaves and grass clippings was monitored by different parameters. A windrow composting pile, having the dimensions 2.5 m (height) x 30 m (length) was establish. The maturation of pruning waste compost was accompanied by a decline in NH4 +-N concentration, water soluble C (WSC) and an increase in NO3 -N content. Both organic matter (OM) content and total N (TN) losses during composting followed a first-order kinetic equation. These results were in agreement with the microbiological activity measured either by the CO2 respiration or dehydrogenase (DH-ase) activity during the process. Statistically significant correlations were found between DH-ase activity, easily biodegradable organic C forms, NH4 +-N and NO3 -N concentrations and organic matter content and N losses. For this reason, DH-ase activity and the CO2 evolution could be used as good indicators of pruning waste compost maturity. In contrast, humification parameters data from the organic matter fractionation did not agree with the initially expected values and did not contribute to the assessment of compost maturity. Neither the cation exchange capacity nor the germination index showed a clear tendency during the composting time, suggesting that these parameters are not suitable for evaluating the dynamics of the process.
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