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Project Code [2007-FS-WRM-12-]
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Project title
Spent mushroom compost (SMC) management and options for use.
Primary Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT)
Lead Applicant
Siobhan Jordan
Project Abstract
The proposed research will focus and various aspects of spent mushroom compost management, including the development of a ?Best Management Practice? manual for mushroom growers in order to promote effective disposal strategies and to impart ownership of SMC management on the relevant mushroom growers, farmers and authorities. These plans will take into account the volume of SMC produced in areas, the proximity of mushroom farms to other agricultural outlets, local weather patterns, and variability in soil type and nutrient content. Other outlets for SMC will also be address including a study on the use of SMC in constructed wetlands for treating acid mine drainage, in an attempt to use a waste product as a solution to the remediation of the Avoca River.
Grant Approved
�200,343.95
Research Hub
Green and Circular Economy
Research Theme
Waste and Resources Management
Initial Projected Completion Date
01/10/2009