Soil Health Publications demonstrating application of Solvita®
Authors – Date | Title – Institution – Journal/Symposium | Link to Report |
| Guillard, K.; Moore, D.; Brinton, W. 2017 | Solvita Soil Test Kits to Categorize Turfgrass Site Responsiveness to Nitrogen Fertilization – 2016 Results – 2016 Annual Turfgrass Research Report, University of Connecticut | CLICK HERE |
| Brinton, W., 2017 | Effect of Coarse and Fine Soil Sieving on Solvita CO2 Burst and Other Traits of NAPT Soil, Woods End Laboratory Research Journal Vol 2 Feb 2017 | CLICK HERE |
| Brinton, W., 2016 | Solvita Report 2016 – Reference Soil Program, conducted between July-Sept 2016 with 25 participating soil laboratories | request by email |
| Brinton, W., 2016 | Official Solvita Instructions for Soil CO2-Burst (Lab Method), Version 2016/1, updated for DCR Model 700.6 | CLICK HERE |
| Brinton, W., 2016 | Official Solvita Instructions for SLAN (Solvita Labile Amino Nitrogen – Lab Method), Version 2016/S | CLICK HERE |
| USDA-NRCS, 2016 | Soil Quality Enhancement Activity – SQL15 – Utilize the soil health nutrient tool to assess soil nutrient pools, Fiscal Year 2015-2016, and 2017 Renewals, Ohio NRCS CSP Job Sheet Supplement, Activity SQL15 | CLICK HERE |
| Comito, J., 2016 | Management of performance of Iowa cover crops, Leopold Center Completed Grant Reports, Paper 516 | CLICK HERE |
| Ward, D. et al, 2016 | Soil fertility on granite and sedimentary soils is associated with seasonal differences in foraging by elephants, Plant and Soil, doi:10.1007/s11104-016-3067-y | request by email |
| Thomsen, E.O., 2016 | Simple Soil Quality Tests and Organic Management Practices for Orchards in the Intermountain West, Utah State University Graduate Studies, Paper 5050 http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd | CLICK HERE |
| Muñoz-Rojas, M. et al, 2016 | Soil Physiochemical and Microbiological Indicators of short, medium and long term post-fire recovery in semi-arid ecosystems, Ecological Indicators, 63 (2016) 14-22 | request by email |
| Guillard, K.; Moore, D.; Brinton, W. 2016 | Solvita Soil Test Kits to Categorize Turfgrass Site Responsiveness to Nitrogen Fertilization – 2015 Results – 2015 Annual Turfgrass Research Report, University of Connecticut | CLICK HERE |
| Muñoz-Rojas, M. et al, 2016 | Soil Quality Indicators to assess Functionality of Restored Soils in Degraded demiarid Ecosystems – Restoration Ecology, doi: 10.1111/rec.12368 | request by email |
| Morrow, J.G.; Huggins, D.R.; Reganold, J.P., 2016 | Evaluating Measures to Assess Soil Health in Long-Term Agroecosystem Trials – Soil Science Society of America Journal, doi:10.2136/sssaj2015.08.0308 | request by email |
| Franzluebbers, A.J., 2016 | Should Soil Testing Services Measure Soil Biological Activity? – Agricultural & Environmental Letters, Research Letter, Feb 9, 2016, ASA, CSSA, SSSA | CLICK HERE |
| Nkongolo, K.K. et al, 2016 | Assessing Biological Impacts of Land Reclamation in a Mining Region in Canada: Effects of Dolomitic Lime Applications on Forest Ecosystems and Microbial Phospholipid Fatty Acid Signatures – Water Air Soil Pollution (2016) 227:104 | request by email |
| Brinton, W.; Burger, B., 2015 | Solvita for Soil Respiration: Influence of Various Soil Factors – Synergy in Science, ASA, CSSA, SSSA 2015 Annual Meeting, Nov 15-18, Minneapolis, MN | CLICK HERE |
| Smith, H.; Pretorius, W. et al, 2015 | Exploring Some Soil Biological Indicators – Grain SA (www.grainsa.co.za), November 2015 | CLICK HERE |
| Haney, R. et al, 2015 | Estimating Potential Nitrogen Mineralisation Using the Solvita Soil Respiration System – Open Journal of Soil Science, 2015, 5, 319-323 | CLICK HERE |
| Brinton, W., 2015 | Variables Influencing Solvita CO2 Respiration Results – introducing the Water Filled Pore Space (WFPS) Wetting Method, Woods End Laboratory Research Journal Vol 1 April 2015 | CLICK HERE |
| Sciarappa, W.; Murphy, S. et al, 2015 | Surveying Soil Health with the Solvita CO2 Respiration Test – Journal of the NACAA, Vol 8, Issue 2, December 2015 | CLICK HERE |
| Montgomery, J. et al, 2015 | Soil Quality Assessment is a Necessary First Step for Designing Urban Green Infrastructure – Journal of Environmental Quality, JEQ2015.04.0192 | request by email |
| Munoz-Rojas, M. et al, 2015 | Soil physiochemical and microbiological Indicators of short, medium and long term post-fire Recovery in semi-arid Ecosystems – Ecological Indicators, 63 (2016) 14-22 | request by email |
| Bosarge T., 2015 | A Soil Quality Index for Alabama – thesis Graduate Faculty of Auburn University, Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences | CLICK HERE |
| Zhang, M. et al, 2015 | Water-Extractable Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Affected by Crop Rotation and Fertilizer Management – chapter from SSSA Special Publication 62 “Labile Organic Matter” | request by email |
| Blignaut, J. et al. 2015 | Promoting and advancing the uptake of sustainable, regenerative, conservation agricultural practices in South Africa with a specific focus on dryland maize and extensive beef production – Asset Research, booklet nr 2. Pretoria: ASSET Research | CLICK HERE |
| Hartz T.K., Castro Bustamante, S., 2015 | Nitrogen Management in Organic Processing Tomato Production: Nitrogen Sufficiency Prediction Through Early-season Soil and Plant Monitoring (Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis) – HortScience Vol. 50(7):1055-1063. 2015 | request by email |
| Guillard, K., McIntosh P., Brinton, W 2015 | Solvita® Soil Test Kits To Categorize Turfgrass Site Responsiveness to Nitrogen Fertilization – 2014 Results, 2014 Annual Turfgrass Research Report, University of Connecticut | CLICK HERE |
| Jachowski, V., et al. 2015 | A Preliminary Study of Soundscape Analysis as a Measurement of Ecosystem Health, DePaul University, Vol 4 Issue 1 | CLICK HERE |
| Narendrula, R., Nkongolo K.K. 2015 | Fatty Acids Profile of Microbial Populations in a Mining Reclaimed Region Contaminated with Metals: Relation with Ecological Characteristics and Soil Respiration, Journal of Bioremediation and Biodegradation, Vol 6 Issue 2 | CLICK HERE |
| Hutchinson, M., et al 2013 | Residual Effects of Compost Applied to Sweet Corn Over Two Crop Seasons, Journal of the NACAA, Vol 6, Issue 1, ISSN 2158-9429 | CLICK HERE |
| Brinton, W & M Hutchinson 2013 | Maize Performance in Relation to Soil Compost Rates and Soil Health Test Factors. (Univ. Maine) ASA-SSSA-CSA Symposium, Palm Beach | CLICK HERE |
| Brinton, W and R. Haney 2013 | Solvita CO2-Burst Respiration: A Rapid Means to Gauge Soil Biological Activity and Potentially Mineralizable Nitrogen. International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis, ISSPA, New Zealand | CLICK HERE |
| R. D. Harmel et al. 2013 | Initial Field Evaluation of the Agro-Economic Effects of Determining Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates with a Recently-Developed Soil Test Methodology, in Open Journal of Soil Science, 2013, 3, 91-99 (USDA ARS) | CLICK HERE |
| Haney et al. 2012 | Soil Organic C:N vs. Water-extractable Organic C:N, in Open Journal of Soil Science (USDA ARS) | CLICK HERE |
| Haney & Haney, 2010 | Simple and Rapid Laboratory Method for Re-wetting Dry Soil for Incubations, in Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. | CLICK HERE |
| Evanylo, G. & McGuinn R., 2009 | Agricultural Management Practices and Soil Quality: Measuring, assessing, and comparing laboratory and field test kit indicators of soil quality attributes, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Publication 452-400, http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/452/452-400/452-400.html | CLICK HERE |
| R. Haney & W Brinton 2008 | Soil C02 Respiration: Comparison of Chemical Titration, C)2 IRGA Analysis and the Solvita Gel System. USDA-ARS & Woods End; published in Jrnl Renew. Ag Food Systems | CLICK HERE |
| R. Haney & W. Brinton 2008 | Estimating Soil Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorous Mineralization from Short-Term Carbon Dioxide Respiration. USDA-ARS & Woods End, published in Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. | CLICK HERE |
| R. Haney, A.J. Franzluebbers et al. 2001 | A rapid procedure for estimating nitrogen mineralization in manured soil, published in Biol Fertil Soils. | CLICK HERE |
| J. Doran 1997 | Soil Respiration Test Comparisons, University of Nebraska, USDA ARS | CLICK HERE |
| USDA 1999 | Soil Respiration Test Guidelines, Soil Quality Institute, USDA ARS | CLICK HERE |
| Departamento de Agricultura 2002 | USDA Instituto de Calida de Suelos [Spanish translation of soil quality institute guidelines] | CLICK HERE |
Compost Maturity Publications demonstrating application of Solvita®
Author (s) | Year | Title | Publication |
| Ozores-Hampton, M. | 2017 | Guidelines for Assessing Compost Quality for Safe and Effective Utilization in Vegetable Production, request by email | HortTechnology, Vol. 27, No. 2, p 162-165, April 2017, doi: 10.21273/HORTTECH03349-16 |
| Hassan, M.A. et al | 2016 | Co-composting of Municipal Sewage Sludge and Landscaping Waste: A Pilot Scale Study, request by email | Waste Biomass Valor, doi 10.1007/s12649-016-9645-7 |
| Jeong, K.Y. with Brinton, W., et al | 2016 | Physical Properties of Peat-based Substrates Amended with a Mature Dairy Cow Manure Compost Before and After Plant Cultivation, request by email | Journal of Environmental Horticulture, Vol. 34, No. 2, p 56-62, June 2016 |
| Storino, F. et al. | 2016 | Effect of Feeding Regime on Composting in Bins | Compost Science & Utilization dx.doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2016.1202794 |
| Storino, F. et al. | 2016 | Meat Waste as Feedstock for Home Composting: Effects on the Process and Quality of Compost, request by email | Waste Managment: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.07.004 |
| Lee, C.T. et al | 2016 | Economic Assessment System towards Sustainable Composting Quality in the Developing Countries, request by email | Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, doi:10.1007/s10098-016-1209-9 |
| Evanylo, G.K. et al. | 2016 | Compost Practices for Improving Soil Properties and Turfgrass Establishment and Quality on a Disturbed Urban Soil, request by email | Compost Science & Utilization, 2016, Vol. 24, No. 2, 136-145 |
| Hammett, K.M. | 2015 | Investigating Composting as a Method for Reducing Estrogenicity in Poultry Litter and Biosolids | Graduate School of the University of Maryland, College Park, Dept of Environmental Science and Technology, 2015, submitted thesis |
| Gårdefors, C. and Mahmoudi, N. | 2015 | Urine diverting vermicomposting toilets for Durban, South Africa | Uppsala University, Environmental and Water Engineering in collaboration with Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Project study 15hp, Sept 2015 |
| Flury, M. et al. | 2015 | Intermittent rainstorms cause pulses of nitrogen, phosphorus, and copper in leachate from compost in bioretention systems, request by email | Science of the Total Environment 537 (2015) 294-303 |
| Dortmans, B. | 2015 | Valorisation of Organic Waste – Effect of the Feeding Regime on Process Parameters in a Continuous Black Soldier Fly Larvae Composting System | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Master Thesis 2015:06, ISSN 1654-9392 |
| Donaldson B., Crawley M. | 2015 | Determining Animal Mortality Compost Maturity and Suitability for Road Project Applications | Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, VCTIR 15-R21 |
| Nordin A.C., Olsson J., Vinnerås B. | 2015 | Urea for Sanitization of Anaerobically Digested Dewatered Sewage Sludge, request by email | Environmental Engineering Science, Vol 32, Number 2, 2015 |
| Ashish K.N., Ajay S.K. | 2014 | Feasibility of Composting Combinations of Sewage Sludge, Cattle Manure, and Sawdust in a Rotary Drum Reactor | Environmental Engineering Research, 2014 March, 19(1):1-11 |
| Enciso, M. | 2014 | County Yard Trimmings Facility Achieves EMS Certification | Biocycle, January 2014, p 39-46 |
| Donaldson B., White J. | 2013 | Composting Animal Mortality Removed from Roads: A Pilot Study of Rotary Drum and Forced Aeration Compost Vessels | Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, VCTIR 13-R8 |
| Hill G., Lalander C., Baldwin S. | 2013 | The Effectiveness and Safety of Vermi- Versus Conventional Composting of Human Feces | Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 6 No. 4 |
| Brinton W., Bonhotal J., Fiesinger T. | 2012 | Compost Sampling for Nutrient and Quality Parameters: Variability of Sampler, Timing and Pile Depth | Compost Science & Utilization, 2012, Vol. 20, No. 3, 141-149 |
| Martin C.St.; Brathwaite, R. | 2012 | Compost and Compost Tea: Principles and Prospects as Substrates and Soil-Borne Disease Management Strategies in Soil-Less Vegetable Production | Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, 2012, March, 1-33, doi: 10.1080/01448765.2012.671516 |
| McKinley J., Parzen R., Guzmán A.M. | 2012 | Impact of climate and bulking materials on characteristics of compost from ecological toilets | Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 02.2.2012 |
| Elving J., Ottoson J.R., Vinneras B., Albihn A. | 2010 | Growth potential of faecal bacteria in simulated psychrophilic/mesophilic zones during composting of organic waste | Journal of Applied Microbiology, 108 (2010)1974-1981 |
| Brinton W., Storms P., Blewett T.C. | 2009 | Occurrence and Levels of Fecal Indicators and Pathogenic Bacteria in Market-Ready Recycled Organic Matter Composts | Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 72, No. 2, 2009, Pages 332–339 |
| Bernal, M.P., Alburquerque, J.A., Moral, R. | 2008 | Composting of animal manures and chemical criteria for compost maturity assessment. A review, request by email | Bioresource Technology, doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.11.027 |
| Gründler, S. | 2007 | Comparison of Dewar Self Heating Test, Solvita Compost Maturity Test and the OxiTop measuring system to establish stability and maturity of composted material for use in growing media | project report by Bord Na Móna Horticulture Limited, Newbridge Ireland |
| Steger K., Sjögren Å.M., Jarvis Å., Jansson J.K., Sundh I. | 2007 | Development of compost maturity and Actinobacteria populations during full- scale composting of organic household waste | Journal of Applied Microbiology, doi:10.1111/ j.1365-2672.2006.03271.x |
| Brinton W., Evans E. | 2006 | Monitoring Carbon-Dioxide and Ammonia from Composts by Use of Solvita® Digital Colour Reader | proceedings of ORBIT 2006, Weimar, Germany |
| Gómez R.B., Lima F.V., Ferrer A.S. | 2006 | The Use of Respiration Indices in the Composting Process: a Review | Waste Management & Research, 2006: 24: 37–47 |
| Venelampi, O., Vikman M., Kapanen A., Itävaara M. | 2006 | Methods and Procedures to assess Compost Maturity and Stability | VTT Tiedotteita – Research Notes 2351, full document in Finnish: http://www.vtt.fi/inf/pdf/tiedotteet/2006/T2351.pdf |
| Sullivan D., Matteson T. | 2006 | Stability Evaluation of Mixed Food Waste Composts | Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 3, 170-177 |
| Francou D., Poitrenaud M., Houot S. | 2005 | Stabilization of Organic Matter During Composting: Influence of Process and Feedstocks | Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 1, 72-83 |
| Cabañas Vargas D.D., Sánchez-Monedero M.A., Stentiford E.I. | 2005 | Assessing the Stability and Maturity of Compost at Large-scale Plants | Ingenieria Revista Académica, mayo-agosto, año/vol.9, número 002, pp25-30 |
| Wallace P.A. | 2005 | Assessment of Options and Requirements for Stability and Maturity Testing of Composts | The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), Issue 2 – March 2005, ISBN 1-84405-057-2 |
| Wang P., Changa C.M., Watson M.E., Dick W.A., Chen Y., Hoitink H.A.J. | 2004 | Maturity Indices for Composted Dairy and Pig Manures | Soil Biology & Biochemistry 36 (2004) 767-776 |
| Changa C.M., Wang P., Watson M.E., Hoitink H.A.J., Michel F.C. | 2003 | Assessment of the Reliability of a Commercial Maturity Test Kit for Composted Manures | Compost Science & Utilization, (2003), Vol. 11, No. 2, 125-143 |
| Brewer L., Sullivan D. | 2003 | Maturity and Stability Evaluation of Composted Yard Trimmings | Compost Science & Utilization, (2003), Vol. 11, No. 2, 96-112 |
| Buchanan, M., Brinton, W. et al | 2001 | Compost Maturity Index | California Compost Quality Council |
| Carlsbaek M., Broegger M. | 1999 | New Standardised Product Sheet for Compost in Denmark | proceedings of ORBIT 99 Organic Recovery and Biological Treatment, Part II, p445-451, ISBN 3-930894-20-3 |
| Potvin D. | 1998 | Détermination du taux d’assimiliation d’oxygène d’un compost pour assurer une utilisation agronomique sécuritaire | Dossier CRIQ 640-PE20750, Association Québécoise des Industriels du Compostage |
| McDonnell, E., Regenstein, J. | 1997 | Evaluation of Solvita Compost Maturity Test Kit | Cornell University, Special Report |
| Seekins, B., Hill G., King M., Verville R. | 1996 | Field Test for Compost Maturity | Biocycle, August 1996, p 72-75 |
Publications demonstrating Solvita® Grain Storage Test
Institution | Study Period | Outcome |
| Iowa State University | 2015 | Physical and Chemical Properties of Whole Stillage, Thin Stillage and Syrup, Presentation at the 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting, New Orleans, July 26-29, 2015 |
| Purdue University | 2015 | Published Paper: The effect of storage temperature and percentage of condensed distillers solubles on the shelf-life of DWG stored aerobically, Journal of Stored Products Research, request by email |
| Woods End Laboratories | 2002-2013 | Research Summary; Solvita CO2 Test Kit to Detect Grain Fungal Spoilage, Woods End Laboratories, 2013. |
| Purdue University | 2008-2010 | Published paper; Solvita Digital Color Reader Evaluation, Journal of Cereal Chemistry, May/June 2010 |
| Purdue University | 2007-2008 | Published paper; Calibration of Solvita test, Journal of Cereal Chemistry, Jan/Feb 2008 |
| Iowa State University | 2006-2007 | Published paper Journal of Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Vol. 22 2006 |
| Purdue University | 2002-2006 | NC213 Reports; Ph.D. Thesis |
| Titus Grain Inspection Service | 2006-2008 | Refinement of spreadsheet predictor for 0.5% dry matter loss (one grade debit) due to fungal spoilage |
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