dc.contributor.author | Sinha, RK | |
dc.contributor.author | Herat, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Valani, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Chauhan, K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T12:54:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T12:54:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.date.modified | 2011-07-09T02:31:22Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1466-6650 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1504/IJGENVI.2010.037271 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/37289 | |
dc.description.abstract | Earthworms 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.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.format.extent | 237142 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Inderscience Publishers | |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 265 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 292 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3-4 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | International Journal of Global Environmental Issues | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 10 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Environmental engineering not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 401199 | |
dc.title | Earthworms – the environmental engineers: review of vermiculture technologies for environmental management and resource development | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith 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.issued | 2010 | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Herat, Sunil S. | |