Possible agricultural use of digestate

the use of appropriate madm model for ranking the vendors of mci equipments using fuzzy approach

abstract nowadays, the science of decision making has been paid to more attention due to the complexity of the problems of suppliers selection. as known, one of the efficient tools in economic and human resources development is the extension of communication networks in developing countries. so, the proper selection of suppliers of tc equipments is of concern very much. in this study, a ...

Agricultural Herbicide Use and Risk

A population-based case-control study of soft-tissue sarcoma (STS), Hodgkin's disease (HD), and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in Kansas found farm herbicide use to be associated with NHL (odds ratio [OR], 1.6; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.9, 2.6). Relative risk of NHL increased significantly with number of days of herbicide exposure per year and latency. Men exposed to herbicides more than 20...

Organic Polluants in Swiss Compost and Digestate

Composting (aerobic treatment of organic wastes) and digestion (anaerobic treatment of organicwastes combined with biogas production) are important waste management strategies with increasingsignificance in the European Union and Switzerland. Most of the compost produced is applied toagricultural soils, which hereby recycles nutrients and influences soil properties beneficially. How...

Agricultural use of wetlands: opportunities and limitations.

BACKGROUND Wetlands are species-rich habitats performing valuable ecosystem services such as flood protection, water quality enhancement, food chain support and carbon sequestration. Worldwide, wetlands have been drained to convert them into agricultural land or industrial and urban areas. A realistic estimate is that 50 % of the world's wetlands have been lost. SCOPE This paper reviews the r...

Biobased Economy – Sustainable Use of Agricultural Resources