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dc.contributor.authorPetrova, Vera-
dc.contributor.authorZlatareva, Elena-
dc.contributor.authorKolchakov, Viktor-
dc.contributor.authorMarinova, Svetla-
dc.contributor.authorIvanov, Plamen-
dc.contributor.authorKathijotes, Nicholas-
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-20T08:09:29Z-
dc.date.available2016-01-20T08:09:29Z-
dc.date.issued2015-05-29-
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2015, vol. 11, no. 2 , pp. 81-89.en_US
dc.identifier.issn15583910-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/8254-
dc.description.abstractThe water-energy nexus reveals that large amounts of energy is stored in used water and can be used as an energy source. Anaerobic fermentation is an excellent ecological waste treatment and a way of producing low cost electrical and thermal energy. By using digestate resulting from biogas production instead of synthetic fertilizers derived from natural gas, we can save energy, cut consumption of fossil fuels and reduce our carbon footprint. The aim of this study then is to determine the effect of digestate on the yield and quality of crop production as well as its effect on the immediate environment. A ratio of raw materials in biogas, pig manure and vegetable wastes of 70:30 was used on lettuce as an indicator culture. The studies were carried out on two different soil types. Digestate was applied at various percentages,tested with untreated soil as control. The results are encouraging indicating that digestate as a biomass is rich in macro and micronutrients and can be used in agriculture for the improvement of soil fertility.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.rights© Nicholas Kathijotes, Vera Petrova, Elena Zlatareva Viktor Kolchakov, Svetla Marinova and Plamen Ivanoven_US
dc.subjectDigestateen_US
dc.subjectBiogasen_US
dc.subjectAnaerobic fermentationen_US
dc.subjectSustainable energyen_US
dc.subjectDigestateen_US
dc.subjectBiogasen_US
dc.subjectAnaerobic fermentationen_US
dc.subjectSustainable energyen_US
dc.titleImpacts of biogas digestate on crop production and the environment: a Bulgarian case studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus University of Technologyen_US
dc.collaborationInstitute of Soil Scienceen_US
dc.subject.categoryEarth and Related Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.journalsOpen Accessen_US
dc.reviewPeer Revieweden
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.countryBulgariaen_US
dc.subject.fieldNatural Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3844/ajessp.2015.81.89en_US
dc.dept.handle123456789/148en
dc.dept.handle123456789/148-
dc.relation.issue2en_US
dc.relation.volume11en_US
cut.common.academicyear2015-2016en_US
dc.identifier.spage81en_US
dc.identifier.epage89en_US
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crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Civil Engineering and Geomatics-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Engineering and Technology-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-6134-9423-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Engineering and Technology-
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