The Science of Composting

Composting is the highest form of recycling and the reuse of resources. What greater benefit can be had by mankind to perpetuate the living soil, which provides us with sustenance, food, and life by returning and utilizing organic matter? What better utilization of organic wastes can be had than composting? This encyclopedic work provides comprehensive information on: the fundamentals: microbiology, biochemistry, physical/chemical aspects of composting; composting environmental and health issues; beneficial impacts of compost on soils; new and most effective compost uses; and Federal, State, and European government regulation of composting.