Vermistabilization of sewage sludge (biosolids) by earthworms: Converting a potential biohazard destined for landfill disposal into a pathogen-free, nutritive and safe biofertilizer for farms

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 872-881

  Sinha, Rajiv K ^a   Herat, Sunil ^a   Bharambe, Gokul ^a   Brahambhatt, Ashish ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Earthworms; Organic fertilizer; Sewage sludge; Sludge hygienisation; Verrnicornposting

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC DECOMPOSITION; BIO FERTILIZERS; EARTHWORMS; ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS; LANDFILL DISPOSAL; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC RESIDUES; SLUDGE HYGIENISATION; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCES; VERMICOMPOSTS; VERMISTABILIZATION; VERRNICORNPOSTING;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); FERTILIZERS; HEAVY METALS; MOISTURE; PATHOGENS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TEXTILE MILLS;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFERTILIZER; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOSOLID; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; LANDFILL; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIC CONDITIONS; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; FARMING SYSTEM; LANDFILL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; VERMICOMPOST; VERMISTABILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FERTILIZERS; METALS, HEAVY; OLIGOCHAETA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; SOIL;

EID: 77957903546     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X09342147     Document Type: Article

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