Detailed Information

Education

• 1992/03, Graduated
• 1994/03, Master Course, Completed
• 1997/03, Doctor Course, Completed

Employment Experience

• 1997/04 - 2004/07 Research Associate, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University
• 1998/04 - 2002/04 Research Associate
• 2002/08 - 2004/08 Research Associate
• 2004/08 - 2007/03 Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University
• 2007/04 - 9999/99 Associate Professor
• 2007/04 - 2014/02 Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University
• 2014/03 -  *  Professor, Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University

Field of Specialization

• Agricultural environmental engineering/Agricultural information engineering, Agricultural science in management and economy, Food science, Horticultural science

Membership in Academic Societies

• The Society of Agricultural Structures Japan, Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery

Themes for Ongoing Research

• Study on Liquid Fertilizer made from waste biomass
• Study on fast pyrolysis for biomass
• Study of Non-destructive Estimation Methods by Near Infrared Spectroscopy

Research Topics and Results

• Relationships between tomato cluster growth indices and cumulative environmental factors during greenhouse cultivation 2021/12
• Prediction of Tomato Momotarou Haruka flower-clusters occurrence using cumulative heat unit and cumulative solar radiation. 2021
• Development of a Rapid Evaluation Method for Cane Deterioration Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy 2020/07
• Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Liquid Fertilizer Utilization of Methane Fermentation Digestion : A Case Study in Jintan, Jiangusu in China 2014/12
• Thermal balance analysis of autothermal thermophilic aerobic treatment of human excreta 2014
• Spatial-uniform application method of methane fermentation digested slurry with irrigation water in the rice paddy field 2013/07
• Thermal Balance Analysis of Activated Sludge Process for Swine Wastewater Treatment 2013
• Evaluation of tomato textural mechanical properties. 2012
• Nondestructive estimation of maturity and textural properties on tomato ‘Momotaro’ by near infrared spectroscopy. 2012
• Study of a Slurry Irrigation System by Methane Fermentation Digestion for Wet Rice Cultivation 2012
• Relationships between Major Constituents, Storage Conditions, and Higher Heating Values of Rice Straw 2012
• Study on non-destructive evaluation methods for defect pods for green soybean processing by near-infrared spectroscopy 2009/02
• 近赤外分光分析法を用いたノリ由来機能性成分の非破壊計測 2008/03
• Study on Non-destructive Evaluation Methods for Defect Pods for Green Soybean Processing by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy 2008/03
• 溶融炉及びバイオガスプラントを組み合わせた可燃ゴミ処理の経済性分析 2008/03
• 佐賀県における木質系バイオマス導入の可能性 2008/03
• Case Study on Rice Husk Power Generation in Thailand 2008/03
• Intensive Evaluation of Tomato 'Momotaro' Textural Properties 2008/03
• Influence of Daylight Exposure of Biodiesel on Small Engine Performance 2008/03
• On-treeandafrer-harvesting evaluation of firmness, color and lycopene content of tomato fruit using portable NIR spectroscopy 2008
• On-treeandafrer-harvesting evaluation of firmness, color and lycopene content of tomato fruit using portable NIR spectroscopy 2008
• Study on the thermal analysis in aerobic treatment of human waste for making liquid fertilizer 2007/12
• バイオ燃料と今後の農業 2007/11
• バイオ燃料と今後の農業 2007/11
• 厨芥用の低コスト小型バイオガスプラントの開発 2007/08
• 廃棄バイオマス由来の液肥を用いた養液栽培システムの開発 2007/08
• スイカの近赤外吸収スペクトルに含まれる生育情報の解析 2007/08
• バイオ燃料の動向と今後の農業 2007/07
• バイオエタノールの光と陰 2007/07
• Study on the thermal analysis in aerobic treatment of human waste for making liquid fertilizer 2007
• 施肥の違いによる栽培サラダナのラジカル補足活性の相違 2007
• 厨芥用の低コスト小型バイオガスプラントの開発 2007
• し尿液肥循環に基づく循環授業プログラムの実施および効果 2007
• 水田の油田化構想 -バイオマスから自動車燃料へ 2006/12
• Applications of the Liquid Fertilizer made from Organic Waste and the Proposals of Sustainable Social System based on Circulation of Agricultural Material 2006/03
• 廃棄バイオマスと環境保全型農業 2005/12
• 消火器由来のリン酸を用いた水稲の実証栽培試験 2005/09
• 近赤外法のトレンド 2004
• 有機系廃棄物の液肥化利用技術 2004
• 近赤外領域における水－アルコール混合溶液のスペクトル挙動と成分測定の可能性 2004

Books

• 高水分バイオマスの液肥利用;　2014/12
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• よくわかる農業施設用語解説集;　2012
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• コメのバイオ燃料化と地域振興　エネルギー・食料・環境問題への挑戦;　2010/02
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• 小学校環境教育実践事例集;　2009/12
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• Study on the thermal analysis in aerobic treatment of human waste for making liquid fertilizer;　2007
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　International Seminar on Agricultural Structure and Agricultural Engineering (AI-ASAE)
  AUTHOR;　Munehiro Tanaka and Naohisa Sakamoto
  
• Plant compound sand fruit texture.;　2004
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Texture in food Volume 2:Solid foods.(CRC Press.), 259-294
  AUTHOR;　T.Kojima,S.Fujita,M.Tanaka and Sirisomboon Panmanas.
  
• 近赤外分光法によるミネラルウォーターの銘柄識別;　2003/05
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 168-172
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Original Articles

• Relationships between tomato cluster growth indices and cumulative environmental factors during greenhouse cultivation;　2021/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Scientia Horticulturea, 295
  AUTHOR;　Cuong Chi Doan, Munehiro TANAKA
  
• Prediction of Tomato Momotarou Haruka flower-clusters occurrence using cumulative heat unit and cumulative solar radiation.;　2021
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of the Japanese Society of Agriculture Machinery and Food Engineers, 83, 87-94
  AUTHOR;　Cong Chi DOAN and Muenhiro TANAKA
  
• Development of a Rapid Evaluation Method for Cane Deterioration Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy;　2020/07
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers, 82, 4, 354-361
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Quantification of The Introducing Potential on Local Biomass Resources as Fertilizer Based on The Chemical Properties of Soil and Water in Wa Municipality, Ghana;　2019/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Earth and Environmental Science, 301
  AUTHOR;　Gregory Sungliedong Kukpieun Zackariah and Munehiro Tanaka
  
• Effects of integrated environmental factors and modelling the growth and development of tomato in greenhouse cultivation;　2019
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Earth and Environmental Science, 301
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Liquid Fertilizer Utilization of Methane Fermentation Digestion : A Case Study in Jintan, Jiangusu in China;　2014/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Agricultural Policy Research, 23, 23-50
  AUTHOR;　Daisuke KUNII, Yoshifumi TAKAHASHI＊, Takashi HAYASHI, Munehiro TANAKA
  
• Evaluation of the Spatial Distribution of Digested Slurry Supplied with Irrigation Water to an Irregularly Shaped Rice Paddy Field;　2014/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Applied Mathematical Sciences, 8, 129, 6421-6431
  AUTHOR;　Kosuke Hamada, Kozue Yuge, Munehiro Tanaka, Mitsumasa Anan, Yoshiyuki Shinogi
  
• Thermal balance analysis of autothermal thermophilic aerobic treatment of human excreta;　2014
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food, 7, 1-6
  AUTHOR;　Peng Wang, Mika Ota, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• Spatial-uniform application method of methane fermentation digested slurry with irrigation water in the rice paddy field;　2013/07
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Paddy Water Environ DOI 10.1007/s10333-013-0382-2
  AUTHOR;　Kozue Yuge • Hiroki Maeda • Munehiro Tanaka •Mitsumasa Anan • Yoshiyuki Shinogi
  
• Thermal Balance Analysis of Activated Sludge Process for Swine Wastewater Treatment;　2013
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Biosystems Engineering, 116, 368-378
  AUTHOR;　Peng WANG, Kikue YOKOO, Yuichiro WAKIYA, Munehiro TANAKA
  
• 多収米「ミズホチカラ」の生産費分析;　2012/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 56, 15-18
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Evaluation of tomato textural mechanical properties.;　2012
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Food Engineering, 111, 618-624
  AUTHOR;　Panmanas Sirisomboon, Munehiro Tanaka, and Takayuki Kojima
  
• Nondestructive estimation of maturity and textural properties on tomato ‘Momotaro’ by near infrared spectroscopy.;　2012
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Food Engineering, 112, 218-226
  AUTHOR;　Panmanas Sirisomboon, Munehiro Tanaka, Takayuki Kojima, Phil Williams
  
• Study of a Slurry Irrigation System by Methane Fermentation Digestion for Wet Rice Cultivation;　2012
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal “Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food, 5, 2, 57-64
  AUTHOR;　Warachit Phayom, Koji Iwashita, Masahide Iwata, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• Relationships between Major Constituents, Storage Conditions, and Higher Heating Values of Rice Straw;　2012
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food, 5, 2, 76-82
  AUTHOR;　Warachit PHAYOM, Chiharu UMEZAKI, Munehiro TANAKA
  
• メタン発酵消化液を用いた水稲栽培における肥培かんがい手法の検討;　2009/12
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• Study on non-destructive evaluation methods for defect pods for green soybean processing by near-infrared spectroscopy;　2009/02
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Food Engineering, 93, 502-512
  AUTHOR;　Panmanas Sirisomboon, Yuki Hashimoto, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• On-treeandafrer-harvesting evaluation of firmness, color and lycopene content of tomato fruit using portable NIR spectroscopy;　2008
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 6, 2, 327-332
  AUTHOR;　Takayoshi Akinaga, Munehiro Tanaka, Sheishi Kawasaki
  
• On-treeandafrer-harvesting evaluation of firmness, color and lycopene content of tomato fruit using portable NIR spectroscopy;　2008
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 6, 2, 327-332
  AUTHOR;　Kusumiyati, Takayoshi Akinaga,Munehiro Tanaka,Sheishi Kawasaki
  
• 施肥の違いによる栽培サラダナのラジカル補足活性の相違;　2007
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 58, 7, 407-411
  AUTHOR;　
  
• 循環型社会形成に向けた有機液肥の水田利用の可能性―堆肥市場と有機液肥市場との比較研究―;　2005
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 7, 1, 13-24
  AUTHOR;　
  
• メタン発酵技術を活用した沈殿汚泥処理法の開発;　2005
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 48, 81-84
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Evaluation of Pectin Constituents of Japanese Pear by Near Infrared Spectroscopy.;　2005
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J. Food. Eng., 78, 701-707
  AUTHOR;　Sirisomboon Panmanas, Munehiro Tanaka, Shuji Fujita, and Takayuki Kojima
  
• 有機系廃棄物の液肥化利用技術;　2004/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 17, 14-17
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• タイにおける廃棄物処理の状況と課題;　2004
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 53
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• Environmental technology and night-soil treatment of putting the right things in the right place-Evaluation of night-soil treatment technology from the perspective of the environment;　2003/10
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 6, 1, 81-87
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• Non-destructive prediction of internal quality of heat-treated 'Irwin' mango by near infrared spectroscopy.;　2003
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J. Soc. Agric.l Str. Japan, 33, 155-166
  AUTHOR;　Hasbullah R., T.Tanabe, M.Tanaka and T.Akinaga
  
• 豚尿処理水を用いた養液栽培技術の開発（第３報）：野菜類，花卉類およびハーブ類を利用した高次処理システムの開発;　2003
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 46, 71-77
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• 培養液中の溶存酸素濃度制御によるイチゴの高設栽培試験―酸素濃度と果房品質の関係―;　2003
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 52, 5-9
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Material, Commentary, Editorials, Research Report, A Comprehensive Journal Articles

• Feasibility Study of Determination of the Heating Value by an Open System Calorimeter;　2011/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　International Conference in Agricultural Engineering
  AUTHOR;　Warachit Phayom, Chiharu Umezaki, Munehiro Tanaka*
  
• 厨芥用の低コスト小型バイオガスプラントの開発;　2007
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 56, 15-18
  AUTHOR;　
  
• し尿液肥循環に基づく循環授業プログラムの実施および効果;　2007
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 56, 5, 147-154
  AUTHOR;　
  

General Lectures

• Non-destructive estimation of tomato leaf area using depth camera;　2021
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 37, 215-217
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• 九州における地域資源６次産業化技術 －大分県日田市及び熊本県山鹿市におけるメタン発酵消化液の肥培かんがい利用－;　2014/05
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• Development of a simple method to determine aerobic biodegradation heat of organic substrate;　2013/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　Peng Wang, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• 近赤外分光法を用いたパパイヤ果実のプロテアーゼ活性測定の可能性;　2013/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Analysis of the effect of heat insulation on activated sludge reactor by a thermal balance model;　2013/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　Peng Wang, Mika Ota, Kikue Yokoo, Yuichiro Wakiya, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• 九州における地域資源６次産業化技術 －メタン発酵消化液を用いた水稲栽培における肥培かんがい効果－;　2013/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Fast pyrolysis characteristics on rice straw and Japanese cedar bark;　2012/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
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• Thermal balance analysis of autothermal thermophilic aerobic treatment of human waste;　2012/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　Peng Wang, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• Temperature change and heat balance during active sludge treatment of swine wastewater;　2012/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　Peng Wang, Kikue Yokoo, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• 近赤外分光法を用いたパパイヤ果実の非破壊品質評価～糖類及び硬度測定の可能性～;　2012/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• 草木系バイオマスの急速熱分解に関する研究;　2012/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
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• STUDY OF HYDROPONICS BY DIGESTED LIQUID FROM METHANE FERMENTATION;　2011/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　International Workshop On Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineerig (IWABE)
  AUTHOR;　Mika Ota, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• THERMAL BALANCE ANALYSIS OF AUTOTHERMAL THERMOPHILIC AEROBIC TREATMENT OF HUMAN WASTE;　2011/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　International Workshop On Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering (IWABE)
  AUTHOR;　Peng Wang, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL SCALE FAST PYROLYSIS REACTOR;　2011/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　International Workshop On Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering (IWABE)
  AUTHOR;　Munehiro Tanaka, Warachit PHAYOM, Chiharu UMEZAKI
  
• Development of a Calorimetric Method by Using Thermodynamically Open System;　2011/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　International Conference in Agricultural Engineering
  AUTHOR;　Chiharu Umezaki^B, Warachit Phayom^D, Munehiro Tanaka*1
  
• メタン発酵消化液を用いた肥培かんがいによる水稲栽培に関する研究;　2010/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• メタン発酵消化液を用いた養液栽培に関する研究固形培地内の窒素収支;　2010/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Effect of Storage Time on Thermal Properties of Rice Straw;　2010/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　Warachit Phayom，Chiharu Umezaki，Munehiro Tanaka
  
• Investigation on Combustion Stages of Rice Straw Using DSC and TG;　2010/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　Warachit Phayom，Chiharu Umezaki，Munehiro Tanaka
  
• 平成21年度　農業機械学会年次大会;　2009/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
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• メタン発酵消化液を用いた養液土耕栽培に関する研究;　2009/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Basic properties and quality changes during storage on rice straw;　2009/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　Warachit Phayom, Munehiro Tanaka
  
• 近赤外分光分析法を用いたノリ由来機能性成分の非破壊計測;　2008/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Study on Non-destructive Evaluation Methods for Defect Pods for Green Soybean Processing by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy;　2008/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　農業機械学会年次大会
  AUTHOR;　Panmanas Sirisomboon,Yuki Hashimoto and Munehiro Tanaka
  
• 溶融炉及びバイオガスプラントを組み合わせた可燃ゴミ処理の経済性分析;　2008/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• 佐賀県における木質系バイオマス導入の可能性;　2008/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Case Study on Rice Husk Power Generation in Thailand;　2008/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　農業機械学会年次大会
  AUTHOR;　Yuki Hashimoto，Nobuyuki Hayashi，Munehiro Tanaka，Keiji Hoaki，Panmanas Sirisomboon
  
• Intensive Evaluation of Tomato 'Momotaro' Textural Properties;　2008/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　農業機械学会年次大会
  AUTHOR;　Panmanas Sirisomboon,Munehiro Tanaka,Takayuki Kojima
  
• Influence of Daylight Exposure of Biodiesel on Small Engine Performance;　2008/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　農業機械学会年次大会
  AUTHOR;　Warachit Phayom,Yoshida Yusaku, Wichian Jantachote,Munehiro Tanaka
  
• Study on the thermal analysis in aerobic treatment of human waste for making liquid fertilizer;　2007/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　International Seminar on Agricultural Structure and Agricultural Engineering
  AUTHOR;　Munehiro Tanaka and Naohisa Sakamoto
  
• バイオ燃料と今後の農業;　2007/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• バイオ燃料と今後の農業;　2007/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• 厨芥用の低コスト小型バイオガスプラントの開発;　2007/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• 廃棄バイオマス由来の液肥を用いた養液栽培システムの開発;　2007/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• スイカの近赤外吸収スペクトルに含まれる生育情報の解析;　2007/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• バイオ燃料の動向と今後の農業;　2007/07
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• バイオエタノールの光と陰;　2007/07
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• 水田の油田化構想 -バイオマスから自動車燃料へ;　2006/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Applications of the Liquid Fertilizer made from Organic Waste and the Proposals of Sustainable Social System based on Circulation of Agricultural Material;　2006/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　日台セミナー
  AUTHOR;　田中宗浩
  
• 廃棄バイオマスと環境保全型農業;　2005/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• 消火器由来のリン酸を用いた水稲の実証栽培試験;　2005/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• 近赤外領域における水－アルコール混合溶液のスペクトル挙動と成分測定の可能性;　2004
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  

Others

• メタン発酵消化液の液肥利用マニュアル　廃棄物処理から地域資源循環システムの転換へ向けて;　2010/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  

Invited Lecture, Special Lecture

• Application of the digested slurry by methane fermentation as liquid fertilizer;　2013/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　Munehiro Tanaka
  
• 近赤外法のトレンド;　2004
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;　
  
• 有機系廃棄物の液肥化利用技術;　2004
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　
  AUTHOR;