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Assessment of Waste-Derived Biochars on the Health and Biological Activity of Soil
Published on: October 10, 2025
[Efficacy of the analytic approach in evaluation of biofilter activity in a composting system]
Maria Fiore1, Francesca Cicciù, Maria Cunsolo
1Dipartimento G F Ingrassia Igiene e Sanità Pubblica Università degli Studi di Catania.
Abstract:
Composting may present certain technical problems which can negatively influence results in terms of environmental impact as well as of profit and loss account. The aim of this study was to estimate the efficacy of the analytic approach to evaluate the effect of removing the biofilter in a composting system. Results have shown the presence of foul-smelling emissions despite the fact that concentrations of investigated substances were well below the danger threshold or even below the method's detection threshold. Therefore, besides the analytic approach, the most reasonable choice seems to be introducing a reference method for evaluating odour emissions and the efficacy of composting systems.
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