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Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Bolton D, Bover‐Cid S, Chemaly M, Herman L, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Nonno R, Peixe L, Skandamis P, Ru G, Simmons M, De Cesare A, Escamez PF, Suffredini E, Ortiz‐Pelaez A, Ordonez AA. Evaluation of alternative methods of tunnel composting (submitted by the European Composting Network) II. EFSA J 2024; 22:e8745. [PMID: 38681740 PMCID: PMC11046411 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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Two alternative methods for producing compost in a tunnel, from certain category (Cat.) 3 animal by-products (ABP) and other non-ABP material, were assessed. The first method proposed a minimum temperature of 55°C for 72 h and the second 60°C for 48 h, both with a maximum particle size of 200 mm. The assessment of the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) exclusively focused on Cat. 3 ABP materials (catering waste and processed foodstuffs of animal origin no longer intended for human consumption). The proposed composting processes were evaluated for their efficacy to achieve a reduction of at least 5 log10 of Enterococcus faecalis and Salmonella Senftenberg (775W, H2S negative) and at least 3 log10 of relevant thermoresistant viruses. The applicant provided a list of biological hazards that may enter the composting process and selected parvoviruses as the indicator of the thermoresistant viruses. The evidence provided by the applicant included: (a) literature data on thermal inactivation of biological hazards; (b) results from validation studies on the reduction of E. faecalis, Salmonella Senftenberg 775W H2S negative and canine parvovirus carried out in composting plants across Europe; (c) and experimental data from direct measurements of reduction of infectivity of murine parvovirus in compost material applying the time/temperature conditions of the two alternative methods. The evidence provided showed the capacity of the proposed alternative methods to reduce E. faecalis and Salmonella Senftenberg 775W H2S negative by at least 5 log10, and parvoviruses by at least 3 log10. The BIOHAZ Panel concluded that the two alternative methods under assessment can be considered to be equivalent to the processing method currently approved in the Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
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Manga M, Muoghalu C, Camargo-Valero MA, Evans BE. Effect of Turning Frequency on the Survival of Fecal Indicator Microorganisms during Aerobic Composting of Fecal Sludge with Sawdust. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2668. [PMID: 36768034 PMCID: PMC9915456 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The study investigated the effect of turning frequency on survival of fecal indicator pathogens (E. coli, Enterococcus spp., Salmonella spp. and helminth eggs) during fecal sludge (FS) co-composting with sawdust. Dewatered FS was mixed with sawdust and composted on a pilot scale using different turning frequencies-i.e., 3 days (3TF), 7 days (7TF), and 14 days (14TF). Composting piles were monitored weekly for survival of fecal indicator microorganisms and evolution of selected physical and chemical characteristics for 14 weeks. Our results show that turning frequency has a statistically significant (p < 0.05) effect on pathogen inactivation in FS compost. The 3TF piles exhibited shorter pathogen inactivation periods (8 weeks) than 7TF and 14TF piles (10 weeks). Temperature-time was found to be the major factor responsible for the survival of pathogens in FS composting piles, followed by indigenous microbial activities and toxic by-products (monitored as NH4+-N). Our study findings suggest that even at low composting temperatures, the high turning frequency can enhance pathogen inactivation. This is a significant finding for composting activities in some rural areas where suitable organic solid waste for co-composting with FS to attain the recommended high thermophilic conditions could be greatly lacking.
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- Musa Manga
- The Water Institute at UNC, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 166 Rosenau Hall, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431, USA
- BioResource Systems Research Group, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
- Department of Construction Economics and Management, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), Makerere University, Kampala P.O. Box 7062, Uganda
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- The Water Institute at UNC, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 166 Rosenau Hall, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431, USA
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- BioResource Systems Research Group, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Campus La Nubia, Manizales 170003, Colombia
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- BioResource Systems Research Group, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Werner KA, Poehlein A, Schneider D, El-Said K, Wöhrmann M, Linkert I, Hübner T, Brüggemann N, Prost K, Daniel R, Grohmann E. Thermophilic Composting of Human Feces: Development of Bacterial Community Composition and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Pool. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:824834. [PMID: 35250940 PMCID: PMC8895236 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.824834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In times of climate change, practicing sustainable, climate-resilient, and productive agriculture is of primordial importance. Compost from different resources, now treated as wastes, could be one form of sustainable fertilizer creating a resilience of agriculture to the adverse effects of climate change. However, the safety of the produced compost regarding human pathogens, pharmaceuticals, and related resistance genes must be considered. We have assessed the effect of thermophilic composting of dry toilet contents, green cuttings, and straw, with and without biochar, on fecal indicators, the bacterial community, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Mature compost samples were analyzed regarding fecal indicator organisms, revealing low levels of Escherichia coli that are in line with German regulations for fertilizers. However, one finding of Salmonella spp. exceeded the threshold value. Cultivation of bacteria from the mature compost resulted in 200 isolates with 36.5% of biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) species. The majority is known as opportunistic pathogens that likewise occur in different environments. A quarter of the isolated BSL-2 strains exhibited multiresistance to different classes of antibiotics. Molecular analysis of total DNA before and after composting revealed changes in bacterial community composition and ARGs. 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing showed a decline of the two most abundant phyla Proteobacteria (start: 36-48%, end: 27-30%) and Firmicutes (start: 13-33%, end: 12-16%), whereas the abundance of Chloroflexi, Gemmatimonadetes, and Planctomycetes rose. Groups containing many human pathogens decreased during composting, like Pseudomonadales, Bacilli with Bacillus spp., or Staphylococcaceae and Enterococcaceae. Gene-specific PCR showed a decline in the number of detectable ARGs from 15 before to 8 after composting. The results reveal the importance of sufficiently high temperatures lasting for a sufficiently long period during the thermophilic phase of composting for reducing Salmonella to levels matching the criteria for fertilizers. However, most severe human pathogens that were targeted by isolation conditions were not detected. Cultivation-independent analyses also indicated a decline in bacterial orders comprising many pathogenic bacteria, as well as a decrease in ARGs. In summary, thermophilic composting could be a promising approach for producing hygienically safe organic fertilizer from ecological sanitation.
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- Katharina A. Werner
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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- Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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Disinfection Methods and Survival of SARS-CoV-2 in the Environment and Contaminated Materials: A Bibliometric Analysis. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12187378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage and water resources has been used as an indication for the possible occurrence of the virus among communities and for its potential of transmission among humans through the surrounding environment or water resources. In order to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, contaminated surfaces should be disinfected frequently by using an effective disinfectant. The present review discusses a bibliometric analysis of the global SARS-CoV-2 research and focuses mainly on reviewing the efficiency of the most traditional disinfection technologies. The disinfection methods reviewed include those for hospitals’ or medical facilities’ wastewater, contaminated surfaces, and contaminated masks. The elimination of the virus based on the concept of sterility assurance level (SAL) is also discussed. In addition, the chemical disinfectants that are currently used, as well as their temporary efficiency, are also reviewed. The different technologies that are globally used for disinfection processes during the COVID-19 pandemic are shown. However, more advanced technologies, such as nanotechnology, might have more potential for higher inactivation effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2.
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Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Bolton DJ, Bover‐Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Herman LM, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Escámez PF, Ortiz‐Peláez A, Ashe S, Alvarez‐Ordóñez A. Evaluation of Alternative Methods of Tunnel Composting (submitted by the European Composting Network). EFSA J 2020; 18:e06226. [PMID: 32774510 PMCID: PMC7404150 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Two alternative methods for the production of compost from certain category 3 animal by-products (catering waste and processed foodstuffs of animal origin) were assessed. The first proposed a minimum temperature of 55°C for 72 h; the second 60°C for 48 h, each with a maximum particle size of 200 mm. The proposed composting processes were assessed by the BIOHAZ Panel for their efficacy to achieve a reduction of 5 log10 of Enterococcus faecalis or Salmonella Senftenberg (775W, H2S negative) and a 3 log10 reduction of the infectivity titre of thermoresistant viruses, such as parvovirus, in the composted material, as set out in Annex V, Chapter 3, Section 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. The assessment of the BIOHAZ Panel exclusively focused on the ABP raw materials (catering waste and processed foodstuffs) intended for human consumption. The applicant did not provide any validation experiments with direct measurement of the reduction of viability of endogenous indicators or spiked surrogate bacteria. However, from thermal inactivation parameters reported in the literature, it can be concluded that the proposed composting standards can achieve at least a 5 log10 reduction of Enterococcus faecalis or Salmonella Senftenberg 775W. The applicant did not consider thermoresistant viruses as a relevant hazard and therefore did not provide any data from direct measurements of the reduction of infectivity of spiked thermoresistant viruses, nor provide data from validation studies undertaken at national level or data from literature supporting the efficacy of the proposed composting standards on thermoresistant viruses. However, thermoresistant viruses should be considered to be a relevant hazard in this context and validation data should have been provided accordingly. The BIOHAZ Panel considers that the evidence provided by the applicant does not demonstrate that the requirements of Annex V, Chapter 3, Section 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are achieved.
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Wang H, Chen Z, Li M, Greene AK, Jiang X, Wang J. Testing a Nonpathogenic Surrogate Microorganism for Validating Desiccation-Adapted Salmonella Inactivation in Physically Heat-Treated Broiler Litter. J Food Prot 2018; 81:1418-1424. [PMID: 30059252 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-18-141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Thermal resistance of desiccation-adapted Salmonella Senftenberg 775W was compared with that of Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 in aged broiler litter. Aged broiler litter with 20, 30, and 40% moisture contents was inoculated separately with desiccation-adapted Salmonella Senftenberg 775W and E. faecium NRRL B-2354 at ca. 5 to 6 log CFU/g and then heat treated at 75, 85, and 150°C. At all tested temperatures, desiccation-adapted E. faecium NRRL B-2354 was more heat resistant than desiccation-adapted Salmonella Senftenberg 775W ( P < 0.05). During the treatments at 75 and 85°C, E. faecium NRRL B-2354 in aged broiler litter with all moisture contents was reduced by 2.89 to 4.12 log and was above the detection limit of direct plating (1.30 log CFU/g), whereas Salmonella Senftenberg 775W could not be detected by enrichment (>5-log reduction) during holding time at these temperatures. At 150°C, E. faecium NRRL B-2354 in aged broiler litter with 20 and 30% moisture contents was still detectable by enrichment after heat exposure for up to 15 min, whereas Salmonella Senftenberg 775W in aged broiler litter with all moisture contents could not be detected throughout the entire treatment. Our results revealed that E. faecium NRRL B-2354 can be used as a surrogate for Salmonella to validate the thermal processing of poultry litter by providing a sufficient safety margin. This study provides a practical tool for poultry litter processors to evaluate the effectiveness of their thermal processing.
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- Hongye Wang
- 1 Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences
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- 2 Department of Biological Sciences, and
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- 3 Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, People's Republic of China
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- 4 Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA; and
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- 1 Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences
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- 3 Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, People's Republic of China
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Koziel JA, Ahn H, Glanville TD, Frana TS, van Leeuwen JH, Nguyen LT. Lab-scale evaluation of aerated burial concept for treatment and emergency disposal of infectious animal carcasses. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 76:715-726. [PMID: 29548829 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Nearly 55,000 outbreaks of animal disease were reported to the World Animal Health Information Database between 2005 and 2016. To suppress the spread of disease, large numbers of animal mortalities often must be disposed of quickly and are frequently buried on the farm where they were raised. While this method of emergency disposal is fast and relatively inexpensive, it also can have undesirable and lasting impacts (slow decay, concerns about groundwater contamination, pathogens re-emergence, and odor). Following the 2010 foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the Republic of Korea's National Institute of Animal Science funded research on selected burial alternatives or modifications believed to have potential to reduce undesirable impacts of burial. One such modification involves the injection of air into the liquid degradation products from the 60-70% water from decomposing carcasses in lined burial trenches. Prior to prototype development in the field, a laboratory-scale study of aerated decomposition (AeD) of poultry carcasses was conducted to quantify improvements in time of carcass decomposition, reduction of potential groundwater pollutants in the liquid products of decomposition (since trench liners may ultimately leak), and reduction of odorous VOCs emitted during decomposition. Headspace gases also were monitored to determine the potential for using gaseous biomarkers in the aerated burial trench exhaust stream to monitor completion of the decomposition. Results of the lab-scale experiments show that the mass of chicken carcasses was reduced by 95.0 ± 0.9% within 3 months at mesophilic temperatures (vs. negligible reduction via mesophilic anaerobic digestion typical of trench burial) with concomitant reduction of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD; 99%), volatile suspended solids (VSS; 99%), total suspended solids (TSS; 99%), and total ammonia nitrogen (TAN; 98%) in the liquid digestate. At week #7 BOD and TSS in digestate met the U.S. EPA standards for treated wastewater discharge to surface water. Salmonella and Staphylococcus were inactivated by the AeD process after week #1 and #3, respectively. Five gaseous biomarkers: pyrimidine; p-cresol; phenol; dimethyl disulfide; and dimethyl trisulfide; were identified and correlated with digestate quality. Phenol was the best predictor of TAN (R = 0.96), BOD (R = 0.92), and dissolved oxygen (DO) (R = -0.91). Phenol was also the best predictor populations of Salmonella (R = 0.95) and aerobes (R = 0.88). P-cresol was the best predictor for anaerobes (R = 0.88). The off-gas from AeD will require biofiltration or other odor control measures for a much shorter time than anaerobic decomposition. The lab-scale studies indicate that AeD burial has the potential to make burial a faster, safer, and more environmentally friendly method for emergency disposal and treatment of infectious animal carcasses and that this method should be further developed via prototype-scale field studies.
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- Jacek A Koziel
- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Department of Animal Biosystems Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Bloem E, Albihn A, Elving J, Hermann L, Lehmann L, Sarvi M, Schaaf T, Schick J, Turtola E, Ylivainio K. Contamination of organic nutrient sources with potentially toxic elements, antibiotics and pathogen microorganisms in relation to P fertilizer potential and treatment options for the production of sustainable fertilizers: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 607-608:225-242. [PMID: 28692893 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Organic nutrient sources such as farmyard manure, sewage sludge, their biogas digestates or other animal by-products can be valuable fertilizers delivering organic matter to the soil. Currently, especially phosphorus (P) is in the focus of research since it is an essential plant nutrient with finite resources, estimated to last only for some more decades. Efficient utilization of organic P sources in agriculture will help to preserve P resources and thereby has the potential to close nutrient cycles and prevent unwanted P-losses to the environment, one of the major causes for eutrophication of water bodies. Unfortunately, organic P sources usually contain also various detrimental substances, such as potentially toxic elements or organic contaminants like pharmaceuticals as well as pathogenic microorganisms. Additionally, the utilization of some of these substrates such as sewage sludge or animal by-products is legally limited in agriculture because of the potential risk to contaminate sites with potentially toxic elements and organic contaminants. Thus, to close nutrient cycles it is important to develop solutions for the responsible use of organic nutrient sources. The aim of this review is to give an overview of the contamination of the most important organic nutrient sources with potentially toxic elements, antibiotics (as one important organic contaminant) and pathogenic microorganisms. Changes in manure and sewage sludge management as well as the increasing trend to use such substrates in biogas plants will be discussed with respect to potential risks posed to soils and water bodies. Some examples for abatement options by which contamination can be reduced to produce P fertilizers with high amounts of plant available P forms are presented.
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- E Bloem
- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- National Veterinary Institute, SVA, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden
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- National Veterinary Institute, SVA, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Outotec GmbH, Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 21, 61440 Oberursel, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Tietotie 4, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland
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- Outotec GmbH, Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 21, 61440 Oberursel, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Tietotie 4, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Tietotie 4, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland
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Chen Z, Jiang X. Selection of indigenous indicator micro-organisms for validating desiccation-adapted Salmonella reduction in physically heat-treated poultry litter. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 122:1558-1569. [PMID: 28374481 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS The thermal resistance of desiccation-adapted Salmonella Senftenberg 775/W was compared with those of indigenous enterococci and total aerobic bacteria in poultry litter. METHODS AND RESULTS Aged broiler litter and composted turkey litter with 20, 30, 40 and 50% moisture contents were inoculated with desiccation-adapted Salm. Senftenberg 775/W, and then heat-treated at 75 and 85°C. Compared to total aerobic bacteria, there were better correlations between mean log reductions of desiccation-adapted Salm. Senftenberg 775/W and indigenous enterococci in broiler litter samples with 20, 30, 40 and 50% moisture contents at 75°C (R2 > 0·91), and 20, 30 and 40% moisture contents at 85°C (R2 > 0·87). The mean log reductions of Salm. Senftenberg 775/W were better correlated with those of indigenous enterococci in turkey litter samples with 20, 30, 40 and 50% moisture contents at 75°C (R2 > 0·88), and 20 and 30% moisture contents at 85°C (R2 = 0·83) than those of total aerobic bacteria, which had a better correlation in turkey litter sample with 40% (R2 = 0·98) moisture content at 85°C. CONCLUSION Indigenous enterococci may be used to validate the thermal processing of poultry litter, as it predicts the survival behaviour of Salmonella under some treatment conditions. SIGNIFICANCE AND THE IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study provides some scientific data for poultry litter processors when validating the effectiveness of thermal processing.
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- Z Chen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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Piceno YM, Pecora-Black G, Kramer S, Roy M, Reid FC, Dubinsky EA, Andersen GL. Bacterial community structure transformed after thermophilically composting human waste in Haiti. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0177626. [PMID: 28570610 PMCID: PMC5453478 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Recycling human waste for beneficial use has been practiced for millennia. Aerobic (thermophilic) composting of sewage sludge has been shown to reduce populations of opportunistically pathogenic bacteria and to inactivate both Ascaris eggs and culturable Escherichia coli in raw waste, but there is still a question about the fate of most fecal bacteria when raw material is composted directly. This study undertook a comprehensive microbial community analysis of composting material at various stages collected over 6 months at two composting facilities in Haiti. The fecal microbiota signal was monitored using a high-density DNA microarray (PhyloChip). Thermophilic composting altered the bacterial community structure of the starting material. Typical fecal bacteria classified in the following groups were present in at least half the starting material samples, yet were reduced below detection in finished compost: Prevotella and Erysipelotrichaceae (100% reduction of initial presence), Ruminococcaceae (98–99%), Lachnospiraceae (83–94%, primarily unclassified taxa remained), Escherichia and Shigella (100%). Opportunistic pathogens were reduced below the level of detection in the final product with the exception of Clostridium tetani, which could have survived in a spore state or been reintroduced late in the outdoor maturation process. Conversely, thermotolerant or thermophilic Actinomycetes and Firmicutes (e.g., Thermobifida, Bacillus, Geobacillus) typically found in compost increased substantially during the thermophilic stage. This community DNA-based assessment of the fate of human fecal microbiota during thermophilic composting will help optimize this process as a sanitation solution in areas where infrastructure and resources are limited.
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- Yvette M. Piceno
- Ecology Department, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA, United States of America
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- Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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- Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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- Ecology Department, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Ecology Department, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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- Ecology Department, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States of America
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Chen Z, Wang H, Ionita C, Luo F, Jiang X. Effects of Chicken Litter Storage Time and Ammonia Content on Thermal Resistance of Desiccation-Adapted Salmonella spp. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:6883-9. [PMID: 26209673 PMCID: PMC4561697 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01876-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Broiler chicken litter was kept as a stacked heap on a poultry farm, and samples were collected up to 9 months of storage. Chicken litter inoculated with desiccation-adapted Salmonella cells was heat-treated at 75, 80, 85, and 150°C. Salmonella populations decreased in all these samples during heat treatment, and the inactivation rates became lower in chicken litter when storage time was extended from 0 to 6 months. There was no significant difference (P > 0.05) in thermal resistance of Salmonella in 6- and 9-month litter samples, indicating that a threshold for thermal resistance was reached after 6 months. Overall, the thermal resistance of Salmonella in chicken litter was affected by the storage time of the litter. The changes in some chemical, physical, and microbiological properties during storage could possibly contribute to this difference. Moisture and ammonia could be two of the most significant factors influencing the thermal resistance of Salmonella cells in chicken litter. Our results emphasize the importance of adjusting time and temperature conditions for heat processing chicken litter when it is removed from the chicken house at different time intervals.
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- Zhao Chen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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- School of Computing, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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Neetoo H, Chen H. Influence of Growth Temperatures of S
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and Storage Temperatures of Alfalfa Seeds on Heat Inactivation of the Pathogen during Heat Treatment. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.12439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Hudaa Neetoo
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences; University of Mauritius; Réduit 80837 Mauritius
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences; University of Delaware; Newark DE
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Physical covering for control of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. in static and windrow composting processes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:2063-74. [PMID: 25576620 DOI: 10.1128/aem.04002-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study investigated the effect of a 30-cm covering of finished compost (FC) on survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. in active static and windrow composting systems. Feedstocks inoculated with E. coli O157:H7 (7.41 log CFU/g) and Salmonella (6.46 log CFU/g) were placed in biosentry tubes (7.5-cm diameter, 30-cm height) at three locations: (i and ii) two opposing sides at the interface between the FC cover layer (where present) and the feedstock material (each positioned approximately 10 cm below the pile's surface) and (iii) an internal location (top) (approximately 30 cm below the surface). On specific sampling days, surviving populations of inoculated E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella, generic E. coli, and coliforms in compost samples were determined. Salmonella spp. were reduced significantly within 24 h in windrow piles and were below the detection limit after 3 and 7 days at internal locations of windrow and static piles containing FC covering, respectively. Likewise, E. coli O157:H7 was undetectable after 1 day in windrow piles covered with finished compost. Use of FC as a covering layer significantly increased the number of days that temperatures in the windrows remained ≥55°C at all locations and in static piles at internal locations. These time-temperature exposures resulted in rapid reduction of inoculated pathogens, and the rate of bacterial reduction was rapid in windrow piles. The sample location significantly influenced the survival of these pathogens at internal locations compared to that at interface locations of piles. Finished compost covering of compost piles aids in the reduction of pathogens during the composting process.
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Ravva SV, Sarreal CZ. Survival of Salmonella enterica in aerated and nonaerated wastewaters from dairy lagoons. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2014; 11:11249-60. [PMID: 25358096 PMCID: PMC4245611 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111111249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Salmonella is the most commonly identified foodborne pathogen in produce, meat and poultry. Cattle are known reservoirs of Salmonella and the pathogen excreted in feces ends up in manure flush lagoons. Salmonella enterica survival was monitored in wastewater from on-site holding lagoons equipped or not with circulating aerators at two dairies. All strains had poor survival rates and none proliferated in waters from aerated or settling lagoons. Populations of all three Salmonella serovars declined rapidly with decimal reduction times (D) of <2 days in aerated microcosms prepared from lagoon equipped with circulators. Populations of Salmonella decreased significantly in aerated microcosms (D = 4.2 d) compared to nonaerated waters (D = 7.4 d) and in summer (D = 3.4 d) compared to winter (D = 9.0 d). We propose holding the wastewater for sufficient decimal reduction cycles in lagoons to yield pathogen-free nutrient-rich water for crop irrigations and fertilization.
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- Subbarao V Ravva
- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA 94710, USA.
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- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA 94710, USA.
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Scientific Opinion on the risk posed by pathogens in food of non‐animal origin. Part 2 (Salmonella and Norovirus in leafy greens eaten raw as salads). EFSA J 2014. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Elving J, Vinnerås B, Albihn A, Ottoson JR. Thermal treatment for pathogen inactivation as a risk mitigation strategy for safe recycling of organic waste in agriculture. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2014; 49:679-689. [PMID: 25035917 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2014.922783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Thermal treatment at temperatures between 46.0°C and 55.0°C was evaluated as a method for sanitization of organic waste, a temperature interval less commonly investigated but important in connection with biological treatment processes. Samples of dairy cow feces inoculated with Salmonella Senftenberg W775, Enterococcus faecalis, bacteriophage ϕX174, and porcine parvovirus (PPV) were thermally treated using block thermostats at set temperatures in order to determine time-temperature regimes to achieve sufficient bacterial and viral reduction, and to model the inactivation rate. Pasteurization at 70°C in saline solution was used as a comparison in terms of bacterial and viral reduction and was proven to be effective in rapidly reducing all organisms with the exception of PPV (decimal reduction time of 1.2 h). The results presented here can be used to construct time-temperature regimes in terms of bacterial inactivation, with D-values ranging from 0.37 h at 55°C to 22.5 h at 46.0°C and 0.45 h at 55.0°C to 14.5 h at 47.5°C for Salmonella Senftenberg W775 and Enterococcus faecalis, respectively and for relevant enteric viruses based on the ϕX174 phage with decimal reduction times ranging from 1.5 h at 55°C to 16.5 h at 46°C. Hence, the study implies that considerably lower treatment temperatures than 70°C can be used to reach a sufficient inactivation of bacterial pathogens and potential process indicator organisms such as the ϕX174 phage and raises the question whether PPV is a valuable process indicator organism considering its extreme thermotolerance.
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- Josefine Elving
- a Department of Chemistry, Environment and Feed Hygiene, National Veterinary Institute (SVA) , Uppsala , Sweden
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Xu S, Reuter T, Gilroyed BH, Dudas S, Graham C, Neumann NF, Balachandran A, Czub S, Belosevic M, Leonard JJ, McAllister TA. Biodegradation of specified risk material and fate of scrapie prions in compost. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2013; 48:26-36. [PMID: 23030385 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.707599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Composting may be a viable alternative to rendering and land filling for the disposal of specified risk material (SRM) provided that infectious prion proteins (PrP(TSE)) are inactivated. This study investigated the degradation of SRM and the fate of scrapie prions (PrP(Sc)) over 28 days in laboratory-scale composters, with and without feathers in the compost matrices. Compost was mixed at day 14 to generate a second heating cycle, with temperatures exceeding 65°C in the first cycle and 50°C in the second cycle. Approximately 63% and 77% of SRM was degraded after the first and second cycles, respectively. Inclusion of feathers in the compost matrices did not alter compost properties during composting other than increasing (P < 0.05) total nitrogen and reducing (P < 0.05) the C/N ratio. However, addition of feathers enhanced (P < 0.05) SRM degradation by 10% upon completion of experiment. Scrapie brain homogenates were spiked into manure at the start of composting and extracted using sodium dodecyl sulphate followed by detection using Western blotting (WB). Prior to composting, PrP(Sc) was detectable in manure with 1-2 log(10) sensitivity, but was not observable after 14 or 28 days of composting. This may have been due to either biological degradation of PrP(Sc) or the formation of complexes with compost components that precluded its detection.
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- Shanwei Xu
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Avery LM, Booth P, Campbell C, Tompkins D, Hough RL. Prevalence and survival of potential pathogens in source-segregated green waste compost. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 431:128-138. [PMID: 22677624 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Revised: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Composting of source-separated green waste (SSGW) is essential to meet the EU Landfill Directive target and agricultural land is considered a significant market for the resulting composts. A critical review of the literature was performed to evaluate the potential for pathogens to enter the composting process via SSGW feedstocks and the likelihood of their survival of the composting process and subsequent application to land. This is discussed in the context of application of other organic wastes to land. It was concluded that zoonoses such as verotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. are unlikely to survive and effective composting process, whereas spore forming organisms are more resistant to composting but are also ubiquitous in the environment. Adherence to existing guidelines, such as those for farm yard manures, is likely to provide a rational degree of health protection for humans and livestock.
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- Lisa M Avery
- The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, UK.
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Gwyther CL, Jones DL, Golyshin PN, Edwards-Jones G, Williams AP. Fate of pathogens in a simulated bioreduction system for livestock carcasses. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2012; 32:933-938. [PMID: 22119516 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Revised: 09/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The EU Animal By-Products Regulations generated the need for novel methods of storage and disposal of dead livestock. Bioreduction prior to rendering or incineration has been proposed as a practical and potentially cost-effective method; however, its biosecurity characteristics need to be elucidated. To address this, Salmonella enterica (serovars Senftenberg and Poona), Enterococcus faecalis, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and a lux-marked strain of Escherichia coli O157 were inoculated into laboratory-scale bioreduction vessels containing sheep carcass constituents. Numbers of all pathogens and the metabolic activity of E. coli O157 decreased significantly within the liquor waste over time, and only E. faecalis remained detectable after 3months. Only very low numbers of Salmonella spp. and E. faecalis were detected in bioaerosols, and only at initial stages of the trial. These results further indicate that bioreduction represents a suitable method of storing and reducing the volume of livestock carcasses prior to ultimate disposal.
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- Ceri L Gwyther
- School of Environment, Natural Resources & Geography, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK
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Singh R, Kim J, Jiang X. Heat inactivation of Salmonella spp. in fresh poultry compost by simulating early phase of composting process. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 112:927-35. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05268.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Singh R, Kim J, Shepherd MW, Luo F, Jiang X. Determining thermal inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in fresh compost by simulating early phases of the composting process. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:4126-35. [PMID: 21498743 PMCID: PMC3131655 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02873-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A three-strain mixture of Escherichia coli O157:H7 was inoculated into fresh dairy compost (ca. 10(7) CFU/g) with 40 or 50% moisture and was placed in an environmental chamber (ca. 70% humidity) that was programmed to ramp from room temperature to selected composting temperatures in 2 and 5 days to simulate the early composting phase. The surviving E. coli O157:H7 population was analyzed by direct plating and enrichment. Optimal and suboptimal compost mixes, with carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratios of 25:1 and 16:1, respectively, were compared in this study. In the optimal compost mix, E. coli O157:H7 survived for 72, 48, and 24 h in compost with 40% moisture and for 72, 24, and 24 h with 50% moisture at 50, 55, and 60°C, respectively, following 2 days of come-up time (rate of heating up). However, in the suboptimal compost mix, the pathogen survived for 288, 72, and 48 h in compost with 40% moisture and for 240, 72, 24 h in compost with 50% moisture at the same temperatures, respectively. Pathogen survival was longer, with 5 days of come-up time compared with 2 days of come-up. Overall, E. coli O157:H7 was inactivated faster in the compost with 50% moisture than in the compost with 40% at 55 and 60°C. Both moisture and come-up time were significant factors affecting Weibull model parameters. Our results suggest that slow come-up time at the beginning of composting can extend pathogen survival during composting. Additionally, both the C/N ratio and the initial moisture level in the compost mix affect the rate of pathogen inactivation as well.
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- Randhir Singh
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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- School of Computing, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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Eamens G, Dorahy C, Muirhead L, Enman B, Pengelly P, Barchia I, Gonsalves J, Cooper K. Bacterial survival studies to assess the efficacy of static pile composting and above ground burial for disposal of bovine carcases. J Appl Microbiol 2011; 110:1402-13. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04999.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biodegradation of specified risk material and characterization of actinobacterial communities in laboratory-scale composters. Biodegradation 2011; 22:1029-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-011-9461-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Singh R, Jiang X, Luo F. Thermal inactivation of heat-shocked Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes in dairy compost. J Food Prot 2010; 73:1633-40. [PMID: 20828469 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-73.9.1633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Thermal resistance of heat-shocked Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes was compared with that of non-heat-shocked (control) strains in finished dairy compost. A three-strain mixture of each pathogen was heat shocked at 47.5°C for 1 h and inoculated into the compost at a final concentration of 10(7) CFU/g. The inoculated compost was placed inside an environmental chamber set at 50, 55, or 60°C with humidity at ca. 70%. The heat-shocked E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and L. monocytogenes survived better (P < 0.05) at 50°C, with reductions of 2.7, 3.2, and 3.9 log CFU/g within 4 h compared with reductions of 3.6, 4.5, and 5.1 log CFU/g, respectively, in control cultures. The heat-shocked cultures of E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and L. monocytogenes had 1.2-, 1.9-, and 2.3-log reductions, respectively, within 1 h at 55°C, whereas the corresponding control cultures had 4-, 5.6-, and 4.8-log reductions, respectively. At 60°C, a rapid population reduction was observed during the come-up time of 14 min in control cultures of E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and L. monocytogenes with 4.9-, 4.8-, and 2.3-log reductions, respectively, compared with 2.6-, 2.4-, 1.7-log reductions, respectively, in heat-shocked cultures. L. monocytogenes survival curves for all three temperatures had extensive tailing. The double Weibull distribution model was a good fit for the survival curves of pathogens, with differences in the shape parameter of heat-shocked and control cultures. Our results suggest that the heat-shocked pathogens may have extended survival at lethal temperatures attained during the composting process.
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- Randhir Singh
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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Elving J, Ottoson J, Vinnerås B, Albihn A. Growth potential of faecal bacteria in simulated psychrophilic/mesophilic zones during composting of organic waste. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 108:1974-81. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04593.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Franz E, van Bruggen AH. Ecology ofE. coliO157:H7 andSalmonella entericain the Primary Vegetable Production Chain. Crit Rev Microbiol 2008; 34:143-61. [DOI: 10.1080/10408410802357432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Macleod I, Savage AL, Pahl O, Baird J. Decline in microbial activity does not necessarily indicate an end to biodegradation in MSW-biowaste: a case study. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2008; 99:8626-8630. [PMID: 18511274 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2007] [Revised: 04/01/2008] [Accepted: 04/03/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The aim of this study was to examine whether a decline in microbial activity (i.e., CO(2) output) during the biodegradation of municipal solid waste (MSW) indicated an end to biodegradation and the appearance of a stable, final product. As the organic fraction of MSW was biodegraded in an 8 clamp Cambridge Batch System composter, CO(2) output declined by 50% and moisture content at the end of the process was <20%. Levels of biodegradable material remaining in the product were determined by the dynamic respiration index (DRI) method but despite 151 days in the composting system biodegradable material was still present at levels (24130mgO(2)/kgdry matter (DM)) which exceeded draft EU biowaste directive (2001) guidelines (10,000mgO(2)/kgDM). Further laboratory based incubations demonstrated that microbial activity and hence biodegradation of organic material could be restarted if moisture levels were adjusted suggesting that dehydration limited microbial activity. Low levels of microbial activity alone did not therefore indicate and end to biodegradation, biodegradable material was not exhausted and the final product was not stable which has serious implications for its end-use.
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- I Macleod
- Caledonian Environment Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University, 5th Floor, Buchanan House, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland, UK
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Erratum. J Appl Microbiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03304.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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De Clercq D, Ceustermans A, Heyndrickx M, Coosemans J, Ryckeboer J. A rapid monitoring assay for the detection of Salmonella spp. and Salmonella Senftenberg strain W775 in composts. J Appl Microbiol 2007; 103:2102-12. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03449.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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