Biomanagement of sago-sludge using an earthworm, Eudrilus eugeniae

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-146

  Banu, J Rajesh ^a   Ick, Tae Yeom ^a   Esakkiraj, S ^b   Kumar, Naresh ^b   Logakanthi, S ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Eudrilus eugeniae; Sago sludge; Total organic carbon; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SULFATE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOST; EARTHWORM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION SIZE; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE; STARCH; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VERMICULTURE;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; MOISTURE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TAPIOCA; VERMICOMPOST; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SALEM; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 41349086660     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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