Emission of methane and carbon dioxide and earthworm survival during composting of pharmaceutical sludge and spent mycelia

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 648-658

  Majumdar, Deepanjan ^a   Patel, Jigisha ^a   Bhatt, Neha ^a   Desai, Priyanka ^a  

^a Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon; Eisenia foetida; Germination; Global warming potential; Greenhouse gas; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; NITROGEN; SOLID WASTES;

EISENIA FOETIDA; GERMINATION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG);

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; IRON; MANGANESE; METHANE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ZINC;

EMISSION;

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; GAS; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE; LANDFILL; MUNG BEAN; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOIL; SOLID WASTE; SURVIVAL; VERMICOMPOST;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DRUG INDUSTRY; FABACEAE; METALS, HEAVY; METHANE; MYCELIUM; NITROGEN; OLIGOCHAETA; PENICILLIUM; SOIL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE PRODUCTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EISENIA FETIDA; PENICILLIUM; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 28844508213     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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