Recycling of agro-industrial sludge through vermitechnology

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1028-1036

  Suthar, Surindra ^a  

^a BRG Govt Girls PG College   (India)

Author keywords

Biofertilizer; Cocoon; E. fetida; Industrial waste; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

AGRO-INDUSTRY; AVAILABLE P; BEDDING MATERIALS; BIO FERTILIZERS; BIOFERTILIZER; BIOGAS PLANT SLURRY; C:N RATIO; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COCOON PRODUCTION; COW DUNG; DRY WEIGHT; EARTHWORM EISENIA FETIDA; FEED MIXTURE; GROWTH PARAMETERS; GROWTH PATTERNS; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES; RESTORATION PRACTICES; VERMI-COMPOSTING; VERMICOMPOSTING PROCESS; VERMICOMPOSTS; VERMITECHNOLOGY; WASTE MIXTURES; WHEAT STRAWS;

BIOGAS; CALCIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

INDUSTRY;

AGROINDUSTRY; AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOFERTILIZER; BIOGAS; COCOON; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; IRON; LAND RECLAMATION; MANGANESE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; SLURRY; STRAW; VERMICULTURE; ZINC;

EISENIA FETIDA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77953136798     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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