Compost Images web site
This page contains images regarding the aspects of compost production listed below. To use an image, click on the thumbnail and you can view and download the full-size file. Images are intended for educational use only, not for commercial use. No permission is needed to use these, but please provide a credit to “WSU” or the “CERWA project.” More details are on the main page for this site.
Topics
Monitoring and Research
![tarp laid out in front of application machine](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rate1-1024x713.jpg)
![two people grab tarp corners](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rate2-1024x717.jpg)
![they pour material from tarp into bucket](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rate3-1024x717.jpg)
![they weigh bucket by hanging from spring scale](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rate4-1024x680.jpg)
![scattered piles of compost](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/WSU-pilot-study.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-64-1024x686.jpg)
![small thermometer (similar to meat thermometer) stuck in pile of compost](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/WSU-taking-temp.jpg)
![Man looks at thermometer stuck in compost pile](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-65-1024x682.jpg)
![person holding carbon dioxide moniter](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-66-682x1024.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-00-1024x679.jpg)
![Water truck drives next to windrow spraying water](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-67-1024x682.jpg)
![Machine rolls next to windrow turning and adding water.](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-68-1024x682.jpg)
![clos-up of water being added to windrow using of sprinkler-like nozzles](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-69-1024x682.jpg)
![windrow covered in green material](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-70-1024x692.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-71-1024x692.jpg)
![windrow with fabric cover](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-72-685x1024.jpg)
![compost falls down tilted metal plane into bin](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-73-692x1024.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-74-1024x692.jpg)
![large covered structure with funnel-type system protruding](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-75-1024x699.jpg)
Environmental Protection
![windrow with peak every few meters](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/WSU-Leach1-1024x712.jpg)
![windrow that curves around](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/WSU-Leach2-1024x712.jpg)
![front end loader carrying raw materials to form windrow](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/WSU-making-piles.jpg)
![pond next to agricultural fields](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-93-1024x685.jpg)
![ditch for runoff next to windrow](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-90-1024x698.jpg)
![windrows on concrete](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-88-1024x683.jpg)
![puddles forming on concrete from windrows](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-91-1024x682.jpg)
![puddles form on concrete pad surrounding windrows](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-86-1024x690.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-89-1024x676.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-92-690x1024.jpg)
![large muddy area next to windrow](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/mess.jpg)
![wall of concrete blocks in from on machinery](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/sound-protection.jpg)
Site Design and Layout
![stripes of windrows with two ponds in center and ditches.](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/WSU-arial-view-1.jpg)
![steam rising off windrows surrounded by snow](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/WSU-Winter-1024x712.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/compost-drainage-plan.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/compost-pad-construction-and-drainage.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/diagram-forced-aeration.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/site-circle-plan-1.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/site-layout-1.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/windrow-site-profile-1.jpg)
Nuisance Control
![flies cover inside of compost bin](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-76-1024x687.jpg)
![birds rest on top of windrows](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-77-1024x686.jpg)
![biofilter positioned at end of windrow](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-78-1024x684.jpg)
![Steam rises off bed of woody debris](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-79-1024x684.jpg)
![](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/32/Rynk-80-1024x682.jpg)