Optimization of cow dung spiked pre-consumer processing vegetable waste for vermicomposting using Eisenia fetida

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-24

  Garg, V K ^a   Gupta, Renuka ^b  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b YMCA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Cow dung; Fecundity; Heavy metals; Pre consumer processing vegetable waste; Reproduction; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ANNELID; COMPOST; FECES; FECUNDITY; HEAVY METAL; OPTIMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; VEGETABLE; WASTE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; COW; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; FERTILITY; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRE CONSUMER PROCESSING VEGETABLE WASTE; QUALITY CONTROL; VERMICOMPOST;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CATTLE; FERTILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MANURE; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; OLIGOCHAETA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 78049317717     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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