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Table 1 Characteristics of the raw materials and mixture feedstock in the tested composting unit

From: Gaseous pollutants from a small-scale aerobic biological treatment facility: odor and health risk assessment

 

MSW

Straw

Mixturea

Mixtureb

Water content, % by wet mass

74.4 ± 2.7

8.72 ± 0.45

70.7 ± 1.3

68.4

VS, % by dry mass

79.7 ± 1.6

88.6 ± 0.3

84.3 ± 1.1

86.3

C:N ratio by dry mass

20.5 ± 1.8

41.5 ± 2.4

17.1 ± 2.9

17.8

Proportion (wet mass, w/w)

10/11

1/11

Weight (wet mass, kg)

550

55

605

605

  1. aThe value was based on determination
  2. bThe value was based on calculation