Compost Power point

Compost Heating: 

Compost Heating By Only Rachel Schackne

4.6 lb: 

4.6 lb

254 Million Tons: 

254 Million Tons

22 Million Tons: 

22 Million Tons

What is Composting??: 

What is Composting??

How Does Composting Produce Heat? : 

How Does Composting Produce Heat?

The Mechanics: Microbial Breakdown: 

The Mechanics: Microbial Breakdown

Chemistry:: 

Chemistry:

Mesopholic Thermopholic: 

Mesopholic Thermopholic

How is the Heat Distributed?: 

How is the Heat Distributed?

Is it Efficient? : 

Is it Efficient?

What are the Financial and Time costs?: 

What are the Financial and Time costs?

Maintenance Costs: 1 Month = $4,000-$10,000 initially: 

Maintenance Costs: 1 Month = $4,000-$10,000 initially

1-10 Year = $0-$50/month: 

1-10 Year = $0-$50/month

1-10 Years of Electric and Fuel: $30-$60/month: 

1-10 Years of Electric and Fuel: $30-$60/month

Direct Environmental Hazards?: 

Direct Environmental Hazards?

Global Climate Change: : 

Global Climate Change:

Indirect Hazards?: 

Indirect Hazards?

Obtaining the Fuel: : 

Obtaining the Fuel:

Production of Heating Mechanism: : 

Production of Heating Mechanism:

Societal Demands: : 

Societal Demands:

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Bibliography: United States Environmental Protection Agency Wastes—Resource Conservation—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Composting. Retrieved, from http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/rrr/composting/index.htm United States Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2007. Retrieved, from http://www.epa.gov/waste/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/msw07-fs.pdf Composting101.com. (2006). A Balancing Act (Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratios). Retrieved, from http://www.composting101.com/c-n-ratio.htm Richard, T., Trautmann, N., Krasny, M., Fredenburg, S., Stuart, C. (1996). Cornell Composting. Retrieve, from http://compost.css.cornell.edu/composting_homepage .

The End!!: 

The End!! Bibliography: United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2008, October 7). Wastes—Resource Conservation—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Composting. Retrieved, from http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/rrr/composting/index.htm United States Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2007. Retrieved, from http://www.epa.gov/waste/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/msw07-fs.pdf Composting101.com. (2006). A Balancing Act (Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratios). Retrieved, from http://www.composting101.com/c-n-ratio.htm Richard, T., Trautmann, N., Krasny, M., Fredenburg, S., Stuart, C. (1996). Cornell Composting. Retrieve, from http://compost.css.cornell.edu/composting_homepage .html