Albert van Oostrom & Associates
Research

Publications

Selected research and technical publications on meat processing waste management, nutrient removal, composting, odour control, wastewater wetlands and land treatment.

General Meat Processing Waste Management

Waste Management. In: Hui, Y.H., Nip, W., Rogers, R.W. & Young, O.A. (Eds.) Meat Science and Applications. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 635-671. van Oostrom, A.J. (2001).
Waste minimisation - the clean green freezing works. Food Technology, 33 (10), 16-21. van Oostrom, A.J. (1998).
Waste minimisation in meat processing. In: Proceedings 43rd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology. 27 July - 1 August 1997, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 184-187. van Oostrom, A.J. (1997).
Evaluation of beef paunch contents handling practices. Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand Publication No. 967. van Oostrom, A.J. & Muirhead, R.W. (1996).
A waste we would rather not think about.Waste Management and Environment, 5 (3), 66-67. van Oostrom, A.J. (1994).
Meat processing wastes - a challenge and an opportunity.What's New in Food Technology and Manufacturing, July/August, 32-33. van Oostrom, A.J. (1994).

Biological Nutrient Removal

Availability for denitrification of organic carbon in meat processing wastestreams.Bioresource Technology, 73, 53-58. Bickers, P.O. & van Oostrom, A.J. (2000).
Fate of nitrogen in meat processing wastewaters applied to soil. Publication No. 996. MIRINZ Food Technology & Research, Hamilton, New Zealand. van Oostrom, A.J. & Luo, J. (1999).
Meat processing wastewater treatment in a sequencing batch reactor. In:Proceedings 43rd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology. 27 July - 1 August 1997, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 526-527. Slaney, A. & van Oostrom, A. (1997).
Temperature effects on denitrification during biological treatment of meat processing effluent. Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand Publication No. 973. Bickers, P.O. & van Oostrom, A.J. (1996).
Nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands treating nitrified meat processing effluent.Water Science and Technology, 32 (3), 137-147. van Oostrom, A.J. (1995).
Nitrogen removal and biomass accumulation in constructed wetlands treating a nitrified meat processing effluent. Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand, Publication No. 949. van Oostrom, A.J. (1995).
Denitrifying sites in constructed wetlands treating agricultural industry wastes: a note.Environmental Technology, 15, 95-99. Russell, J.M., van Oostrom, A.J. & Lindsey, S.B. (1994).
Denitrification in constructed wastewater wetlands receiving high concentrations of nitrate.Water Science and Technology, 29 (4), 7-14. van Oostrom, A.J. & Russell, J.M. (1994).
Treatment of a nitrified meat processing effluent in gravel bed wetlands. Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand Publication No 914. van Oostrom, A.J. (1993).

Composting Organic Wastes

Composting - converting muck into money. In: Report of the Forty-Sixth Annual Conference of Fellmongers and Hide Processors. 10-11 August 1995, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand Leather and Shoe Research Association, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 99-106. van Oostrom, A.J. (1995).
Meat... a reliable source for composting.Waste Management and Environment, 4 (5), 66-68. van Oostrom, A.J. (1993).
Recommended techniques for composting meatworks wastes. Meat Research Report 1/93, CSIRO Meat Research Laboratory, Cannon Hill, Queensland. McPhail, N.G. & van Oostrom, A.J. (1993).
A composting process for stabilising meat processing wastes and sewage sludge. In: Gregg, P.E.H. & Currie, L.D. (Eds.),Use of Wastes and By-Products As Fertilizers and Soil Amendments for Pastures and Crops. Occasional Report No. 6. Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 143-151. van Oostrom, A.J. (1992).
Constructed wetlands and composting: waste management technologies with potential for increased use. In: Proceedings Twenty-Seventh Meat Industry Research Conference, Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand, pp. 191-199. van Oostrom, A.J. (1992).
Sludge stabilization in New Zealand. Biocycle, 32 (6), 56-60. van Oostrom, A.J., Cooper, R.N. & Adamson, D. (1991).
The stabilization of primary sewage sludge by temperature controlled, aerated static-pile composting: a pilot-scale study. In: Waste Management Institute of New Zealand Inc., 1st Annual Conference. 1989, Wellington. Waste Management Institute of New Zealand, Wellington. van Oostrom, A.J., Cooper, R.N. & Adamson, D. (1989).
Composting primary sewage sludge by a temperature-controlled aerated static-pile method. In: Proceedings WPCF Asia/Pacific Rim Conference on Water Pollution Control. 1989, Honolulu, Water Pollution Control Federation, Paper 19. van Oostrom, A.J. & Cooper, R.N. (1989).
Temperature-controlled, aerated static-pile composting of slaughterhouse waste solids. In: Bhamidimarri, R. (Ed.), Alternative Waste Treatment Systems. Elsevier Applied Science, London, pp. 174-184. van Oostrom, A.J., Cooper, R.N. & van Rossem, J.E. (1988).

Odour-Control Biofilters

Chemical characteristics of influent and effluent gases of odour-control biofilters treating rendering plant emissions. In: Cao, Z. & Pawlowski, L. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Chemistry for Protection of the Environment. Nanjing University Press, Nanjing, China. Pp. 199-208. Luo, J., Campbell, C.D., van Oostrom, A.J. & Agnew, M.P. (1999).
Application of biofilters to control odour. Appendix B. In: Freeman, T. (Ed.), Manual for wastewater odour management, First Edition, New Zealand Water and Wastes Association, Auckland. Luo, J. & van Oostrom, A.J. (1999).
The use of biofilters for controlling odour emissions. Publication No. 991. MIRINZ Food Technology & Research, Hamilton, New Zealand. Luo, J. & van Oostrom, A.J. (1999).
Odour-control biofilters: design, operation and maintenance. In: Proceedings NZWWA 40th Annual Conference. 23-25 September 1998, Wellington, New Zealand Water and Wastes Association, Auckland, pp. 74-81. Luo, J. & van Oostrom, A.J. (1998).
Biofiltration for odour pollution control. In: NZMS & NZSBMB Joint Annual Meeting. 30 November - 3 December 1998, Masterton, NZ Microbiological Society and NZ Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Poster Paper 49. Muirhead, R.W., Luo, J. & van Oostrom, A.J. (1998).
Biofilters for controlling animal rendering odour - a pilot-scale study. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 69 (11), 2403-2410. Luo, J. & van Oostrom, A. (1997).
Odour control using biofilters. In: Proceedings 43rd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology. 27 July - 1 August 1997, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 524-525. Luo, J. & van Oostrom, A. (1997).
Biofilters for controlling rendering odour emissions. In: Proceedings NZWWA 39th Annual Conference. 26-29 August 1997, Rotorua, New Zealand, New Zealand Water & Wastes Association, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 229-234. van Oostrom, A.J. & Luo, J. (1997).
Biofilters for controlling animal rendering odour - a pilot-scale study. In: Environmental Biotechnology '96 Presentation Preprints. 1996, Massey University, Palmerston North, Massey University, Palmerston North, pp. 313-331. Luo, J. & van Oostrom, A. (1996).
Odour control using biofilters - a survey report. Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand, Publication No. 960. Luo, J. & van Oostrom, A.J. (1995).

Wastewater Wetlands

Issues and directions for "natural wastewater treatment" - feedback from the workshop. Water and Wastes in New Zealand, 98, 47-50. Sukias, J., Davies-Colley, R., Tanner, C., Lowe, H., Ray, D., van Oostrom, A., Docherty, R. & Kitto, J. (1997).
Nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands treating nitrified meat processing effluent. Water Science and Technology, 32 (3), 137-147. van Oostrom, A.J. (1995).
Nitrogen removal and biomass accumulation in constructed wetlands treating a nitrified meat processing effluent. Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand, Publication No. 949. van Oostrom, A.J. (1995).
Denitrifying sites in constructed wetlands treating agricultural industry wastes: a note. Environmental Technology, 15, 95-99. Russell, J.M., van Oostrom, A.J. & Lindsey, S.B. (1994).
Nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands treating nitrified meat processing wastewater. In: Proceedings 4th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control. 6-10 November 1994, Guangzhou, China, IAWQ, pp. 569-579. van Oostrom, A.J. (1994).
Wastewater wetlands - experience with full-scale plant. In: Proceedings Twenty-Eighth Meat Industry Research Conference, Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand pp. 535-543. van Oostrom, A.J. (1994).
Denitrification in constructed wastewater wetlands receiving high concentrations of nitrate. Water Science and Technology, 29 (4), 7-14. van Oostrom, A.J. & Russell, J.M. (1994).
Treatment of meat processing wastewaters in constructed wetlands. In: Proceedings of Technical Session No. 8. April 1993, Whangarei, New Zealand Land Treatment Collective, Paper No. 2. van Oostrom, A.J. (1993).
Treatment of a nitrified meat processing effluent in gravel bed wetlands. Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand Publication No 914. van Oostrom, A.J. (1993).
Constructed wastewater wetlands. In: Proceedings of Conference on Wastewater Management, Treatment and Technology. 6-7 July 1992, Auckland. Institute for International Research, Auckland. van Oostrom, A. & Cooper, R. (1992).
Constructed wetlands and composting: waste management technologies with potential for increased use. In: Proceedings Twenty-Seventh Meat Industry Research Conference, Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand pp. 191-199. van Oostrom, A.J. (1992).
Denitrification in constructed wastewater wetlands receiving high concentrations of nitrate. In: Proceedings International Specialist Conference: Wetland Systems in Water Pollution Control. 30 November - 3 December 1992, Sydney, IAWQ/AWWA, Sydney, p. 2.1-2.8. van Oostrom, A.J. & Russell, J.M. (1992).
Meat processing effluent treatment in surface-flow constructed wetlands. Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand Publication No. 878, 19 p. van Oostrom, A.J. (1991).
Constructed wetlands for treating meat processing effluents. In: Proceedings Twenty-Sixth Meat Industry Research Conference, Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand, pp. 84-91. van Oostrom, A.J. (1990).
Meat processing effluent treatment in surface flow and gravel-bed constructed wastewater wetlands. In: Cooper, P.F. & Findlater, B.C. (Eds.), Constructed Wetlands for Water Pollution Control. Advances in Water Pollution Control, Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp. 321-332. van Oostrom, A.J. & Cooper, R.N. (1990).

Land Treatment

Fate of nitrogen in meat processing wastewaters applied to soil. Publication No. 996. MIRINZ Food Technology & Research, Hamilton, New Zealand. van Oostrom, A.J. & Luo, J. (1999).
Preferential flow and water quality in two New Zealand soils previously irrigated with wastewater. Journal of Environmental Quality, 28, 1528-1532. Magesan, G.N. Dalgety, J., Lee, R., Luo, J., & van Oostrom, A.J. (1999).
A lysimeter study on effects of meat processing effluent irrigation on soil leachate quality. In: Proceedings of Technical Session No. 20. New Zealand Land Treatment Collective, pp. 137-151. Xue, J., Luo, J., Balks, M., McLay, C., van Oostrom, A. & Lindsey, S. (1999).
Control of nitrogen at land treatment sites receiving meat processing wastewater. In: Wang, H. & Tomer, M. (Eds.), Proceedings of Technical Session No. 19. New Zealand Land Treatment Collective, p. 69. van Oostrom, A.J. & Luo, J. (1999).
Soil drainage characteristics and preferential flow. In: Abstracts of New Zealand Society of Soil Science Conference. 16-19 November 1998, Gisborne, New Zealand Society of Soil Science, pp. 3-4. Magesan, G.N., Dalgety, J., Lee, R., Luo, J. & van Oostrom, A.J. (1998).
Meat processing effluent irrigation and water quality. In: Proceedings of Technical Session No. 16. New Zealand Land Treatment Collective, Rotorua, pp. 45-52. Magesan, G.N., Dalgety, J., Luo, J., van Oostrom, A.J. & Lee, R. (1997).
Land application of wastes from the meat industry. In: Land treatment of industrial wastes, Technical Review No. 10, New Zealand Land Treatment Collective, pp. 21-29. van Oostrom, A. (1994).