Transformation and availability of nutrients and heavy metals during integrated composting-vermicomposting of sewage sludges

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 214-224

  Hait, Subrata ^a   Tare, Vinod ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural use; Biosolids; Combined system; Eisenia fetida; Trace elements; Water soluble

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; ZINC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOSOLID; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEAVY METAL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SEWAGE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EISENIA FETIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; VERMICOMPOST;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; OLIGOCHAETA; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 84858278469     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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