Converting wasteland into wonderland by earthworms - A low-cost nature's technology for soil remediation: A case study of vermiremediation of PAHs contaminated soil

Environmentalist

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 466-475

  Sinha, Rajiv K ^a   Bharambe, Gokul ^a   Ryan, David ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earthworms a soil detoxifying agent; Earthworms convert wasteland into wonderland; PAH carcinogenic, mutagenic and immunodepressive chemical; Vermiremediation technology using earthworms

Indexed keywords

BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARTHWORM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; WASTELAND;

EISENIA FETIDA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 55949093996     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-008-9171-7     Document Type: Article

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