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The character and the content of the compounds present in solid municipal wastes or compounds arising during the prefermentation stage of the compost preparation was investigated. The characteristic groups and the types of compounds were determined by infrared spectroscopy. Some individual compounds were identified by the combination of gas chromatography — mass spectrometry. With the exception of triazine and phenol type compounds, the determined substances are not significant from the toxicological point of view.
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Kafka, Z., Kuraš, M. Characterization of organic compounds in industrial composts by gas chromatography — mass spectrometry. Fresenius J Anal Chem 346, 1000–1002 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00322766
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00322766