Source Separated Organic Material Based Compost for use on Department of Transportation Construction Sites

Current students working on this project

• Corey Poland, graduate student

Research topics

  • Compost
  • Organics recyling
  • Unsaturated flow
  • Erosion control

Research methods

  • Assess all 50 state’s DOT guidelines with respect to use of compost, focusing on erosion control
  • Analyze the state of Minnesota’s municipal composting programs
  • Develop a simple model for unsaturated flow through compost