Applying compost and mulches to control erosion
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Composted organic matter has proved a useful element in a number of projects undertaken by the California Department of Transportation. It has been shown that this material can provide valuable nutrients for the soil, as well as encouraging soil particles to bind together and therefore make the soil more resistant to erosion. The Department is about to instigate further research into compost and cocompost products which have the potential to limit soil erosion.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1997
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Texas makes inroads with highway use of compost
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Issues are presented concerning the benefits which the Department of Transportation in Texas has gained from the use of compost to encourage the growth of vegetation on slopes beside highways.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2001
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