Efficacy of vermicomposting for recycling organic portion of hospital wastes using Eisenia fetida: Standardization of cow manure proportion to increase enzymatic activities and fungal biomass

Environmentalist

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-272

  Pramanik, Prabhat ^a,b   Chung, Young Ryun ^b  

^a MGM VISION Laboratories Pvt Ltd   (India)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cow manure proportion; Enzymes; Ergosterol; Hospital wastes; Nutrient content; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPOSTING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MANURE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; RECYCLING; STANDARDIZATION; STEROL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 77955773834     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-010-9273-x     Document Type: Article

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