title: Dissolved organic matter fractions formed during composting of winery and distillery residues: evaluation of the process by fluorescence excitation-emission matrix.
abstract: The aim of the present paper is to assess the maturity degree reached by different samples of several mixtures from winery and distillery residues composted using the Rutgers composting system, by means of excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy. The composts were sampled once a week for about 200d. EEM spectra indicate the presence of different fluorophores. The fluorescence intensities of these peaks show trends related to the maturity of the composting samples selected. The "contour density" of EEM maps is strongly modified through time. We have used the quantitative method of fluorescence regional integration (FRI). The EEMs were delineated into five excitation-emission regions. The degree of compost maturity could be correlated with the percentage of the volumetric integration under the EEM within each region. Further refinement of these techniques should provide a relatively rapid method for assessing the suitability of the compost to soil application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agrochemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alicante Apartado 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Marhuenda-Egea
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sabater
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jordá
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moral
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bustamante
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paredes
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pérez-Murcia
mesh_terms: D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007220:Industrial Waste; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry; D012987:Soil; D012995:Solubility; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013696:Temperature; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D014920:Wine
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012987:Soil; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical