Cultivating the "larger system" with compost
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The use of composts in the soil management procedures of farmers and plant nursery operators should be part of an overall strategy. Soils need a good cover crop, superior rotation and high quality compost. The use of compost is part of a 'larger system' in cultivation which stresses the need to build correct soil conditions and to control diseases, a process which will take time. The advantages of using compost in addition to disease suppression are enhanced microbial activity, lesser water use and less erosion. It is also important to determine the kind of compost to be used in a specific soil.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1998
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Bioremediating explosives contaminated soil
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The Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana (NSWC-Crane) was the home of a major bomb manufacturing operation in the 1970s, and the surrounding soil cannot support plant life. In the 1990s it identified four sites as requiring remediation and a decision was made to bioremediate rather than incinerate. The cleanup may take up to 10 years, and full scale bioremediation began in April 1998.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1999
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