Vermicomposting of herbal pharmaceutical industry solid wastes

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-6

  Singh, Deepika ^a   Suthar, Surindra ^a  

^a DOON UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Composting; Eisenia fetida; Industrial waste; Vermicompost; Waste recycling

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE P; C:N RATIO; COW DUNG; DECOMPOSITION RATE; EARTHWORM EISENIA FETIDA; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; EISENIA FETIDA; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS; VERMI-COMPOSTING; VERMICOMPOSTS; WASTE MIXTURES; WASTE RECYCLING;

COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

AGRONOMY; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOLID WASTE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 83655172314     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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