Monitoring of the process of composting of kitchen waste in an institutional scale worm farm

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 171-177

  Kristiana, R ^a   Nair, J ^a   Anda, M ^a   Mathew, K ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Industrial scale; Organic (kitchen) waste; Suitability of bedding; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; CONDITION MONITORING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOLOGY; LAND FILL; MANURES; PH EFFECTS; RECYCLING;

ECOFRIENDLY; KITCHEN WASTES; ORGANIC WASTES; VERMICOMPOSTING;

SOLID WASTES;

PEAT;

COMPOSTING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; VERMICULTURE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COIR; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC WASTE; EARTHWORM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FARMING SYSTEM; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PH; VERMICOMPOST;

COMPOSTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOLOGY; LAND FILL; MANURE; PH; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES;

EISENIA FETIDA; EQUUS CABALLUS; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS;

EID: 23344454528     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0364     Document Type: Article

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