Table 2.
Parameters describing the composting process.
| Compost | Composting age (days) | Wet mass after turning (kg) | Cumulative sampling losses (kg) | Leachate (mL) | Wet mass lossesa (% of initial mass) | Water content (% fm) | CO2 content in headspace (vol%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial substrate mixture (ISM) | 0 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 63.9 | 0.03 |
| 8 | 49.5 | 1.8 | 1980 | 7.6 | 71.8 | 9.95 | |
| Fresh compost (FC) | 20 | 45.1 | 4.1 | 480 | 11.4 | 69.2 | 1.51 |
| Slightly matured compost (SMC) | 34 | 43.1 | 4.9 | 52 | 13.7 | 66.9 | 1.00 |
| Mature compost (MC) | 63 | 40.0 | 4.9 | 165 | 19.2 | 71.8 | 0.45 |
fm – Fresh matter.
a
The sampling losses were considered.