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	[[File:Compost Site Germany.JPG\|640px\|thumb\|left\|A community-level composting plant in a rural area in Germany.]]		[[File:Compost Site Germany.JPG\|640px\|thumb\|left\|A community-level composting plant in a rural area in Germany.]]

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	The bacteria that make compost need oxygen. This can be provided by sticking holes in the heap with pipes or sticks. Or you can pile in coarse materials like hay when building the compost heap, to create little pockets of air.		The bacteria that make compost need oxygen. This can be provided by sticking holes in the heap with pipes or sticks. Or you can pile in coarse materials like hay when building the compost heap, to create little pockets of air.



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	*To heat water for washing or radiators. See [[Hot Shower]]. An air pump underneath a compost heap can provide oxygen for bacterial activity and get it up to over 70°C (158°F). Such high temperatures are unnecessary for destroying pathogens, but might be used for heating.		*To heat water for washing or radiators. See [[Hot Shower]]. An air pump underneath a compost heap can provide oxygen for bacterial activity and get it up to over 70°C (158°F). Such high temperatures are unnecessary for destroying pathogens, but might be used for heating.
	*To provide fertilizer for soil		*To provide fertilizer for soil

			[[File:Thermophilic Compost.jpg\|640px\|thumb\|left\|A large compost pile can spontaneously combust if not properly managed.]]

			[[File:Compost Site Germany.JPG\|640px\|thumb\|left\|A community-level composting plant in a rural area in Germany.]]

Aidan Williamson at 20:06, 27 November 2012

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	{{Category=Soil and compost}}		{{Category=Soil and compost}}

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	Thermophilic composting is the practice of breaking down biological waste with thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria. Thermophilic composting is distinct from [[vermicomposting]] (which uses worms).		Thermophilic composting is the practice of breaking down biological waste with thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria. Thermophilic composting is distinct from [[vermicomposting]] (which uses worms).
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	The bacteria that make compost need oxygen. This can be provided by sticking holes in the heap with pipes or sticks. Or you can pile in coarse materials like hay when building the compost heap, to create little pockets of air.		The bacteria that make compost need oxygen. This can be provided by sticking holes in the heap with pipes or sticks. Or you can pile in coarse materials like hay when building the compost heap, to create little pockets of air.

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	==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==		==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==

Aidan Williamson at 19:59, 27 November 2012

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	The bacteria that make compost need oxygen. This can be provided by sticking holes in the heap with pipes or sticks. Or you can pile in coarse materials like hay when building the compost heap, to create little pockets of air.		The bacteria that make compost need oxygen. This can be provided by sticking holes in the heap with pipes or sticks. Or you can pile in coarse materials like hay when building the compost heap, to create little pockets of air.

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	==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==		==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==

Aidan Williamson at 19:38, 27 November 2012

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	The bacteria that make compost need oxygen. This can be provided by sticking holes in the heap with pipes or sticks. Or you can pile in coarse materials like hay when building the compost heap, to create little pockets of air.		The bacteria that make compost need oxygen. This can be provided by sticking holes in the heap with pipes or sticks. Or you can pile in coarse materials like hay when building the compost heap, to create little pockets of air.

			[[File:Parsite_Compost_data.jpeg\|400px]]

	==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==		==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==

Conor at 18:53, 6 March 2011

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	==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==		==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==
	*[[Composting Toilet]]		*[[Composting Toilet]]
	*To heat water for washing or radiators. See [[Hot Shower]]		*To heat water for washing or radiators. See [[Hot Shower]]. An air pump underneath a compost heap can provide oxygen for bacterial activity and get it up to over 70°C (158°F). Such high temperatures are unnecessary for destroying pathogens, but might be used for heating.
	*To provide fertilizer for soil		*To provide fertilizer for soil

Conor at 05:54, 6 March 2011

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	Thermophilic compost heaps must be quite large, 1m<sup>3</sup> or larger.		Thermophilic compost heaps must be quite large, 1m<sup>3</sup> or larger.

	Grass cuttings should be put into thermophilic compost heaps; food scraps are more suited to vermicomposting.		Grass cuttings, wood chips and sawdust should be put into thermophilic compost heaps; food scraps are more suited to vermicomposting.

	The key advantage of thermophilic composting is that the high temperatures kill diseases. Human faeces composted by worms is not safe to use on food-plants, but several months of thermophilic composting will render it quite harmless.		The key advantage of thermophilic composting is that the high temperatures kill diseases. Human faeces composted by worms is not safe to use on food-plants, but several months of thermophilic composting will render it quite harmless. All the organisms that cause human diseases are adapted to live around human body temperature. Higher temperatures kill them. Compost that stays at 50°C (122°F) for 24 hours will be safe to use to grow food. A temperature of 46°C (115°F) will kill pathogens within a week. 62°C (143.6°F) will kill pathogens in one hour.

			The bacteria that make compost need oxygen. This can be provided by sticking holes in the heap with pipes or sticks. Or you can pile in coarse materials like hay when building the compost heap, to create little pockets of air.

	==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==		==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==

Conor at 03:57, 6 March 2011

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	Thermophilic compost heaps must be quite large, 1m<sup>3</sup> or larger.		Thermophilic compost heaps must be quite large, 1m<sup>3</sup> or larger.

	Grass cuttings should be put in		Grass cuttings should be put into thermophilic compost heaps; food scraps are more suited to vermicomposting.

	The key advantage of thermophilic composting is that the high temperatures kill diseases. Human faeces composted by worms is not safe to use on food-plants, but several months of thermophilic composting will render it quite harmless.		The key advantage of thermophilic composting is that the high temperatures kill diseases. Human faeces composted by worms is not safe to use on food-plants, but several months of thermophilic composting will render it quite harmless.

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Thermophilic composting is the practice of breaking down biological waste with thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria. Thermophilic composting is distinct from [[vermicomposting]] (which uses worms).

Thermophilic compost heaps must be quite large, 1m<sup>3</sup> or larger.

Grass cuttings should be put in

The key advantage of thermophilic composting is that the high temperatures kill diseases. Human faeces composted by worms is not safe to use on food-plants, but several months of thermophilic composting will render it quite harmless.

==Uses of thermophilic compost heaps==
*[[Composting Toilet]]
*To heat water for washing or radiators. See [[Hot Shower]]
*To provide fertilizer for soil