Vermicomposting of sludges from paper mill and dairy industries with Eisena andrei: A pilot-scale study

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-211

  Elvira, C ^a   Sampedro, L ^b   Benitez E ^a   Nogales, R ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cattle manure; Chemical composition; Dairy sludges; Eisenia andrei; Organic matter; Paper mill sludges; Physical properties; Pilot scale; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; DAIRIES; HEAVY METALS; MANURES; NITROGEN; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

VERMICOMPOSTING;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

HEAVY METAL; HUMIC ACID; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

COMPOSTING; DAIRY EFFLUENT; EARTHWORM; PAPER MILL EFFLUENT; VERMICOMPOST;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; CONDUCTANCE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; EARTHWORM; LABORATORY; MANURE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BOS TAURUS; EISENIA ANDREI; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0032031689     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00145-4     Document Type: Article

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