Suitability of aquaculture effluent solids mixed with cardboard as a feedstock for vermicomposting

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 413-418

  Marsh, Lori ^a   Subler, Scott ^b   Mishra, Sudanshu ^c   Marini, Michele ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pacific Garden Company   (United States)

^c Infrastructrue PA 115 E First S ^*

Author keywords

Aquacultural sludge; Aquaculture; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED WASTE; EARTHWORMS;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MIXTURES; MOISTURE; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUACULTURE;

AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; EARTHWORM; EFFLUENT; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; VERMICOMPOST;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OLIGOCHAETA; PAPER; SEWAGE; SOIL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EISENIA FETIDA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 7444244332     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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