Nutrient and enzymatic changes of hydrolysed tannery solid waste treated with epigeic earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae and phytotoxicity assessment on selected commercial crops

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 641-651

  Ravindran, B ^a,c   Contreras Ramos, S M ^b   Wong, J W C ^c   Selvam, A ^c   Sekaran, G ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y ASISTENCIA EN TECNOLOGÍA Y DISEÑO DEL ESTADO DE JALISCO   (Mexico)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Enzyme activities; Eudrilus eugeniae; Fermented ANFL; Seed germination; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOTOXICITY; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANIMALIA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CROP; DRUG EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; OLIGOCHAETA; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOLID WASTE; STATISTICS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; OLIGOCHAETA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLID WASTE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84891624977     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1897-1     Document Type: Article

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