Vermiremediation and nutrient recovery of non-recyclable paper waste employing Eisenia fetida

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 430-439

  Gupta, Renuka ^a   Garg, V K ^a  

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

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Cow dung; Eisenia fetida; FT IR spectroscopy; Paper waste; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FIRE HAZARDS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; WASTE PAPER;

C:N RATIO; COW DUNG; EISENIA FETIDA; FT-IR SPECTROSCOPY; PAPER WASTE; VERMICOMPOSTING;

PAPER;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORGANIC MATTER; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REDUCTION; REMEDIATION; STABILIZATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUTRIENT; PAPER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RECYCLING;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CATTLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRY; MANURE; OLIGOCHAETA; PAPER; PARTICULATE MATTER; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

CARBON; COMPOSTING; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GROWTH; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MANURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PAPER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; WASTE PAPERS;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 57349195247     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.055     Document Type: Article

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