Biological and Physicochemical Evaluation of Wood Shavings from the Bioterium of the Federal University of Pernambuco (Recife Campus) Intended for the Composting Process
Wood shavings, a material derived from wood, commonly used to absorb animalwaste, including in animal houses of Brazilian educational and research institutions,are discarded as solid health waste, at a high cost due to the high volume of use. Thepresent study aimed to evaluate the biosafety of Pinus elliottii wood shavings,originating from the animal houses of UFPE, in the composting and co-compostingprocesses with pruning residues, food waste and cattle manure in different proportions.To this end, the pathogens and their taxonomic classifications were identified, as wellas the identification of total coliforms, Escherichia coli, human parasites and helmintheggs in the different stages of the composting process.