Health Care

Composting

A process of waste disposal involving the conversion of green waste (i.e. leaves, organic matter, food waste, manure) into soil-enhancing matter.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A process of waste disposal involving the conversion of green waste (i.e. leaves, organic matter, food waste, manure) into soil-enhancing matter.

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1 entry terms
  • Compost

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8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Soil (1963-2017)

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  1. N06.850w.780.200.800w.800w.700.500w
  2. N06.850w.860w.510w.900w.600.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Composting. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076282. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076282
  2. Composting. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composting
  3. Composting. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13222335