Putrescible waste is waste material with high moisture content and a sufficient ratio of carbon (C) to nitrogen (N) (C:N = 25-35) to allow the anaerobic bacteria to convert it biologically.
Putrescible waste
Putrescible waste
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Avanish K Panikkar (Lead Author);Robert Gearheart (Topic Editor) "Putrescible waste". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 4, 2008; Last revised Date September 4, 2008; Retrieved May 24, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Putrescible_waste>
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Avanish K. Panikkar, Ph.D., M.Eng.Sc., B.Tech.
Dr. Avanish Panikkar is a specialist in the treatment of solid waste and wastewater and in environmental management. His main expertise are in decentralized/onsite treatment of solid and liquid wastes, N-cycle, biological waste management such as composting, environmental planning and management and risk management, environmental auditing and sustainable technologies, with other interests in development of holistic waste and wat ... (Full Bio)
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