Can anyone give me an experimental design on better composting?
December 7, 2009 by Composting
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cosmo08 asked:
Experimental design consists of a Problem Statement, Hypothesis, Procedures and Dara Table.
Experimental design consists of a Problem Statement, Hypothesis, Procedures and Dara Table.
Please include your sources too. Thanks.
The compost was in a clay pot for four weeks and was the soil was turned over once every week. There were no given temperature…so temperature depends on the environment. I live in a tropical country.
Oh, I’m only asking for ideas…not a detailed experimental design as one indicated below.
suebob on Thu, 10th Dec 2009 3:57 am
You could test the importance of heat in composting by building piles that are very tall or very short. If they are too short, enough heat will not build up to ad in the digestion. If they are too tall, the heat can be there, but the quality of the compost is much lower due to other contributing factors.
You could also test the need for air, by modifying that rate of turnover or mixing. Since compost piles digest best when turned on a regular basis, you could have a pile with no turning or one with turning too frequently.
Wagr on Sun, 13th Dec 2009 12:17 pm
Nobody is going to write your stupid report for you first of all. Second of all, you didn’t give a problem statement…design a compost that is better than what? In your report you should focus on an increase in anaerobic activity as this will allow for quicker decompostion.