Removal of high BOD and COD loadings of primary liquid waste products from dairy industry by vermi-filtration technology using earthworms

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 486-501

  Sinha, R K ^a   Bharambe, G ^a   Bapat, P ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Biological oxygen demand; Chemical oxygen demand; Hydraulic loading rate; Hydraulic retention time; Odor free process; Stimulate microbial degradation; Synchronous sludge treatment; Vermifilter bed; Vermifiltration

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148855034     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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