title: NASA tests composters for space.
abstract: For long term missions, composters may be an integral part of a life support system that provides edible food crops, extracts nutrients from plant biomass and removes contaminants from the recycling stream.
authors.affiliation: NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atkinson
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D018504:Ecological Systems, Closed; D004867:Equipment Design; D018527:Hydroponics; D008021:Life Support Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D063245:Plant Development; D014908:Triticum; D018505:Waste Management / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods