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Production of biohumus by microbiological processing of forestry wastes [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesThe article discusses the relevance and feasibility of biotechnology for the rehabilitation of ecosystems, in particular, rural areas. An integrated approach to the processing of agricultural and forestry wastes, such as bark dumps, is proposed in order ...
Choriev Ruzimurat +5 more
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Vermicomposting of Vegetable Wastes Using Cow Dung
E-Journal of Chemistry, 2008 Municipal solid wastes are mainly from domestic and commercial areas containing recyclable toxic substances, compostable organic matter and others. With rapid increase in population, the generation of municipal solid wastes has increased several folds ...
K. Muthukumaravel +2 more
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Cytogenetic assessment of the quality of media treated with Hermetia Illucens zoocompost components [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesThe influence of black soldier fly maggots vermiculture zoocompost water extract components on the proliferative activity of root apexes’ meristem and the root system growth of Allium cepa L was studied.
Porozhnyuk L.A. +2 more
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Effect of Lignite Fly Ash on the Growth and Reproduction of Earthworm Eisenia fetida
E-Journal of Chemistry, 2009 Fly ash is an amorphous ferroalumino silicate, an important solid waste around thermal power plants. It creates problems leading to environmental degradation due to improper utilization or disposal.
S. Sarojini +4 more
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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 The poor management of household and municipal waste is a threat to the sustainability of urban communities throughout the world, and also constitutes a missed opportunity for community and economic development.
Jorge Camacho Barboza +4 more
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Domestic Wastewater Treatment Using Vermiculture
International Journal of Engineering and TechnologyThe organic matter helps in various bioprocesses. Management of organic waste is challenging because of the improper disposal causing hazards to the environment. The sludge from the sewage treatment plant is dumped as landfill and used as fertilizer in agricultural operation.
Jothilakshmi . +4 more
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Acta Biologica SibiricaThe effect of different concentrations of e-waste plastic (acrylonitrilebutadiene styrene) in vermiculture on the growth and development of the compost earthworm E. fetida was studied.
Andrey S. Babenko +1 more
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The microbial ecology of cow slurry in vermiculture beds [PDF]
, 1984 The suitability of cow slurry as a substrate for vermicomposting by Eisenia fetida was investigated. Particular attention was given to the effects of the earthworm on the decomposition and stabilisation of the slurry; and to the interactions between E. fetida and the microflora of the substrate. Assessment of the chemical and microbiological changes in
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Design of a Vermiculture Device with the Separation Function
International Journal of EnergyTo address problems of high labor intensity, low efficiency and poor effect in separating earthworms from vermicompost manually, a vermiculture device with the separation function has been proposed. This box-structure device is divided into the culture tank and the transit tank by a partition board with through holes.
Yi Guo +4 more
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Prospects and challenges of vermiculture practices in southwest Nigeria
African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2014 The prospect of vermiculture in the south-western coast of Nigeria was studied. One hundred and two respondents were interviewed in the three coastal towns of Badagry, Epe and Igbokoda. The results show that 94% of respondents made use of earthworms as fish bait, 37% buy their worms and 57% collected by themselves.
Aladesida, A. A. +3 more
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