Biostabilization enhancement of heavy metals during the vermiremediation of sewage sludge with passivant

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 244-245, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Wang, Longmian ^a,b   Zheng, Zheng ^b   Zhang, Yimin ^a   Chao, Jianying ^a   Gao, Yuexiang ^a   Luo, Xingzhang ^b   Zhang, Jibiao ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration factors; Heavy metals; Passivators; Sewage sludge; Vermistabilization

Indexed keywords

BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; BIOSTABILIZATION; HEAVY METALS CONTENT; LINEAR CORRELATION; METALS CONCENTRATIONS; PASSIVATORS; PHOSPHORIC ROCKS; PROPORTIONAL CHANGE; SHORT PERIODS; VERMI-COMPOSTING; VERMISTABILIZATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CADMIUM; FLY ASH; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; METALS; POLLUTION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STABILIZATION; TEXTILE MILLS; TISSUE; ZINC;

COPPER;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOST; EARTHWORM; FLY ASH; GROWTH; HEAVY METAL; LINEARITY; ORGANIC ACID; PH; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; STABILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; FLY ASH; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOSPHORIC ROCK; SLUDGE; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; VERMICOMPOST; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; COAL ASH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS, HEAVY; OLIGOCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84871029170     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.11.036     Document Type: Article

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