Effect of vermicomposting on calcium, sulphur and some heavy metal content of different biodegradable organic wastes under liming and microbial inoculation

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-211

  Das, Debabrata ^a,b   Bhattacharyya, Pradip ^c   Ghosh, B C ^b   Banik, Pabitra ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

free living N fixing bacteria; heavy metals; lignolytic fungi; lime; total calcium; total sulphur; Vermicomposts

Indexed keywords

ADDITION OF LIME; FUNGAL STRAINS; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; MICROBIAL INOCULATION; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; ORGANIC WASTES; TOTAL SULPHUR; VERMI-COMPOSTING; VERMICOMPOSTS;

DETOXIFICATION; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LIME; SULFUR; WASTES;

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; SULFUR; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CALCIUM; COMPOSTING; DETOXIFICATION; FUNGUS; HEAVY METAL; INOCULATION; LIME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SULFUR; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OLIGOCHAETA; PH; PHANEROCHAETE; POLLUTION; SOIL; TRICHODERMA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; OLIGOCHAETA; PHANEROCHAETE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SULFUR; TRICHODERMA; WASTE PRODUCTS; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; POLYMYXA;

EID: 84858252045     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2012.634346     Document Type: Article

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