Feasibility of vermicomposting dairy biosolids using a modified system to avoid earthworm mortality

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 151-169

  Nogales, R ^a   Elvira, C ^a   Benitez E ^a   Thompson, R ^a   Gomez, M ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bulking agents; Cereal straw; Dairy sludge; Eisenia andrei; Sheep manure; Vermicomposting system; Wood shavings

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENT; HEAVY METAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DAIRY PRODUCT; EARTHWORM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MANURE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; SHEEP; SLUDGE; SOLID; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WOOD;

ANIMALIA; EISENIA ANDREI; EISINEA; EISINEA ANDREI; OVIS ARIES; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032949757     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601239909373189     Document Type: Article

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