Vermistabilization of primary sewage sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2812-2820

  Hait, Subrata ^a   Tare, Vinod ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Activated composting; Compost recycling; Eisenia fetida; Primary sewage sludge; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED COMPOSTING; COMPOST RECYCLING; EISENIA FETIDA; PRIMARY SEWAGE SLUDGE; VERMI-COMPOSTING;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RECYCLING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TEXTILE MILLS;

COMPOSTING;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PHOSPHOROUS ACID; VOLATILE AGENT;

CARBON; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUMIDITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXYGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PH; PHOSPHORUS; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; STABILIZATION; STOCKING DENSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; PRIMARY SEWAGE SLUDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOLID; STOCKING DENSITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VERMICOMPOSTING;

ANIMALS; OLIGOCHAETA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEWAGE; SOIL;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 78650829784     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.031     Document Type: Article

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