This work aimed to evaluate the development of the composting process by using the solid fraction of residual water from a pig farm. To obtain the solid fraction, the residual water was sewed in a 1mm screen sew. After separation, the solid fraction was used to form three composting piles, on a patio with concrete floor and plastic cover. During composting the solid fraction of residual water from pig farms was monitored: temperature, total solids reduction (TS), volatile solids (VS) chemical demand for oxygen (CDO), organic carbon, compostable organic matter (COM), organic matter resistant to composting (OMRC), most probable numbers (MPN) of total coliforms and fecal coliforms, as well as volume and quality of the compost. The composting showed to be efficient for treatment of the solid fraction of residual water from pig farms because of the high reduction of manure polluting potential, which reduction of 71.24% of TS contents, 64.55% of volume, 56.89% of CDO and 56.89% COM. Reductions of 100% in MPN total coliforms and fecal coliforms were observed, what allows its use as organic fertilizer.
coliforms; temperature; reduction of solids
