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dc.contributor.authorSinha, RK
dc.contributor.authorHerat, S
dc.contributor.authorValani, D
dc.contributor.authorChauhan, K
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:54:54Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:54:54Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2011-07-09T02:31:22Z
dc.identifier.issn1466-6650
dc.identifier.doi10.1504/IJGENVI.2010.037271
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/37289
dc.description.abstractEarthworms are being used to manage most organic wastes; treat wastewater; clean-up chemically contaminated soils; improve soil fertility and produce food crops. Their use in production of life-saving medicines and raw materials for industries are some new discoveries. We have successfully experimented in vermicomposting of 'MSW', vermifiltration of 'municipal & industrial wastewater', vermiremediation of chemically contaminated soils' and production of 'cereal & vegetables crops' with amazing results. Wastes are degraded by over 75% faster, BOD and TDSS of wastewater is reduced by over 95% and growths of crop plants are enhanced by 30-40% higher over chemical fertilisers.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInderscience Publishers
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom265
dc.relation.ispartofpageto292
dc.relation.ispartofissue3-4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Global Environmental Issues
dc.relation.ispartofvolume10
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental engineering not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode401199
dc.titleEarthworms – the environmental engineers: review of vermiculture technologies for environmental management and resource development
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 Inderscience Publishers. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorHerat, Sunil S.


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