Dynamics of biological and chemical parameters during vermicomposting of solid textile mill sludge mixed with cow dung and agricultural residues

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-209

  Kaushik, Priya ^a   Garg, V K ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural residues; Cow dung; Eisenia foetida; Fecundity; Growth; Hatchlings; Physico chemical characteristics; Solid textile mill sludge; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; TEXTILE MILLS;

MATURATION; MORTALITY; VERMICOMPOSTING;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

COMPOSTING;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; FOOD; HATCHING; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; VERMICOMPOST; WORM;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CATTLE; MANURE; NITROGEN; OLIGOCHAETA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

EISENIA FETIDA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 2542476204     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.10.033     Document Type: Article

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