Management of municipal sewage sludge by vermicomposting technique

International Journal of ChemTech Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1521-1525

  Begum, Abida ^a   HariKrishna, ^b,c  

^a PES School of Engineering   (India)

^b Shirdi Sai Engineering College   (India)

^c PES School of Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Eichhornia crassipes; Eisenia fetida (Lumbricidae); Heavy metals; Sewage sludge; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EARTHWORM; EICHHORNIA; EISENIA FOETIDA; HYACINTHUS; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; VERMICOMPOST; WATER HYACINTH;

EID: 77957352285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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