Vermistabilization of municipal sewage sludge amended with sugarcane trash using epigeic Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta)

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 199-206

  Suthar, Surindra ^a  

^a BRG Govt Girls PG College   (India)

Author keywords

Eisenia fetida; Heavy metals; Sewage sludge; Sugarcane trash; Vermistabilization

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENTS; EISENIA FETIDA; EPIGEIC EARTHWORMS; GROWTH PERFORMANCES; IN CONCENTRATIONS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; METAL TOXICITIES; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGES; OLIGOCHAETA; ORGANIC MATTERS; SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENTS; SUGARCANE TRASH; VERMICOMPOSTING; VERMICOMPOSTING PROCESSES; VERMISTABILIZATION;

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TEXTILE MILLS; ZINC;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; EARTHWORM; HEAVY METAL; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SUBSTRATE; SUGAR CANE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; CITIES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; OLIGOCHAETA; PENTETIC ACID; SACCHARUM; SEWAGE;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 58249138922     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.06.106     Document Type: Article

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