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| Author(s): | Riggle, David |
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| Author Affiliation: | Managing Editor, Biocycle |
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| Title: | Controlling and preventing fires at compost facilities: An inherent challenge of dealing with organic materials is potential flammability. What are the best fire prevention and control strategies? Several operators discuss what works for them - and what doesn't |
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| Section: | Forums: Compost operators
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| Source: | BioCycle, The Journal of Composting & Recycling. Vol. 37, No. 5, May 1996, p. 58-63. |
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| Publishing Information: | Emmaus, PA: The JG Press, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Fires; Composting facilities; Safety; Preventive maintenance; Case studies; Windrows; Water use; Particle size; Environmental factors; Climatic factors; Wood chips; Bark
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| Business Name: | Barnes Nursery Composting Facility, in Huron, Ohio; Pilot Composting Facility, in Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the risks of fires at compost facilities as well as methods to prevent and control them. Details how organic materials combust spontaneously and examines conflicting advice on size of wood and bark chips regarding which are more likely to combust. Presents case studies showing how various composting and recycling facilities deal with the risk of fire. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Includes sidebars, "Why Spontaneous Combustion?", p.60; and "Advice from a wood recycler", p.62; and "Big chips, small chips", p.63
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Riggle, D. 1996. Controlling and preventing fires at compost facilities: An inherent challenge of dealing with organic materials is potential flammability. What are the best fire prevention and control strategies? Several operators discuss what works for them - and what doesn't. BioCycle. 37(5):p. 58-63. |
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