Vermicomposting of solid textile mill sludge spiked with cow dung and horse dung: A pilot-scale study

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-396

  Garg, V K ^a   Gupta, Renuka ^a   Kaushik, Priya ^a  

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

Author keywords

Biomass; C : N ratio; Composting; Earthworm; Eisenia foetida; Pilot scale study; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; TEMPERATURE; TEXTILE MILLS; TEXTILES;

C:N RATIO; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; PILOT-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; PILOT-SCALE STUDY; SOLID TEXTILE MILL SLUDGES;

TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

CARBON; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; HORSE; MANURE; MILL; PH; POTASSIUM; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COCOON; COW; EARTHWORM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HATCHLING; HORSE; PH MEASUREMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; VERMICOMPOST;

EISENIA FETIDA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 68549115628     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2009.027271     Document Type: Article

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