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. 2020 Nov 5;3(4):76. doi: 10.3390/mps3040076

Table 3.

Sharjah Municipality compost quality standards.

Parameter Standard
pH ≤7.5
Conductivity, mS/cm ≤10
Salinity, % <2%
Moisture content, % <25%
Organic matter at 550 C, % ≥40%
Organic carbon, % Around 54%
C:N Ratio ≤20:1
Total nitrogen, % From less than 1% to 5%
Phosphorus as P2O5, % NA