Vermiremoval of heavy metal in sewage sludge by utilising Lumbricus rubellus

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-20

  Azizi, A B ^a   Lim, M P M ^a   Noor, Z M ^a   Abdullah, Noorlidah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; Epigeic earthworms; Heavy metal mass balance; Municipal sewage sludge; Spent mushroom compost; Vermitechnology

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BIOMASS; BIOSOLID; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; EARTHWORM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MUSHROOM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; MICROCOSM; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE; URBAN AREA; VERMICOMPOST;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; METALS, HEAVY; OLIGOCHAETA; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS;

EID: 84874229376     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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