Posts Tagged "Mortality"

Mortality Composting and Pathogen Reduction

The traditional approach to mortality composting does not provide acceptable pathogen reduction capabilities when dealing with Specific Risk Material Composting by its very nature is not a very homogenous process and for this reason composting of Specific Risk Materials does not offer a truly reliable method of pathogen destruction. Multiple mechanisms are known to be involved in the inactivation of pathogens during composting. These methods may include exposure to heat, microbial antagonism, antibiotic production, parasitism, organic acid and ammonia production,competition for nutrients and...