Compost production from household solid wastes by earthworms

Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 30-35

  Yousefi, Z ^a   Amouei, A I ^b   Asgharnia, H ^b   Nemati, A ^c   Vaezzadeh, M ^c  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Household solid waste; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; ASH; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; EARTHWORM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; VERMICOMPOST;

EID: 84875159479     PISSN: 15614107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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