Organics and Composting

2. a stabilized organic product that can be used as a soil additive and fertilizer
3. capable of undergoing biological decomposition
5. occurring in the presence of oxygen
6. the materials to be decomposed through the composting process
7. derived from treatment of wastewater to reduce pathogens
10. the final stage of composting that occurs after much of the readily metabolized material has been decomposed
11. the collective term for fungus filaments or hyphae
12. the process by which worms convert organic waste into worm castings
15. liquid "run-off"

1. the breakdown of organic matter through microbial action
4. a type of waste derived from living organisms
5. occurs in the absence of oxygen
8. a composting operation which mixes and agitates material, enhancing passive aeration
9. the dark, carbon-rich complex aggregate made during the decomposition of plant and animal residues
13. material used on the soil surface to reduce weeds, improve water infiltration and conserve soil moisture
14. any organism capable of producing disease or infection