GEMET
General
Multilingual
Environmental
Thesaurus
ag déanamh múirín
Definition

The natural biological decomposition of organic material in the presence of air to form a humus-like material. Controlled methods of composting include mechanical mixing and aerating, ventilating the materials by dropping them through a vertical series of aerated chambers, or placing the compost in piles out in the open air and mixing it or turning it periodically.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/1652