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ArticleHeliyon2023

Characterization of physicochemical parameters and bacterial diversity of composted organic food wastes in Dubai.

Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Buthaina Alawlaqi, Salama Alhajeri

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carole Ayoub MoubareckCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Buthaina AlawlaqiCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Salama AlhajeriDepartment of Corporate Environmental Health & Safety, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Zayed University · AEDubai Health Authority · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Composting favours recycling organic waste and producing an end product with high bioenergy potential and significant nutritional value for the soil. Analysing composted organic waste prepared in Dubai, a region with a desertic climate and a unique environment is essential since environmental conditions can greatly affect the physicochemical and biological soil properties and no studies in the Gulf region have been published yet on that process. This study analysed twelve different compost samples prepared in well ventilated wooden chambers, using home-generated organic wastes following the hot aerobic composting method for a duration of three months. The physicochemical parameters, measured at the end of the study, revealed that organic matter, electrical conductivity and pH were within the standard ranges while moisture content was low. Concerning macronutrients, most of the samples were within the standard range for carbon, potassium and sodium, while they were poor in phosphorous and nitrogen. Metagenomic analysis with Illumina MiSeq revealed the abundance of

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16S rRNA sequencingCompostEnvironmental bacteriaPhysico-chemical propertyWaste management

Identifiers

PMID37274727
PMCPMC10238688
OpenAlexW4377691855

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