Earthworm technology in organic waste management : recent trends and advances /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Huang, Kui, Bhat, Sartaj Ahmad, Li, Fusheng, Kumar, Vineet
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Elsevier, 2023.
Colección:Waste and the Environment: Underlying Burdens and Management Strategies Series.
Temas:
Organic wastes.
Vermicomposting.
Earthworms.
D�echets organiques.
Lombricompostage.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • EARTHWORM TECHNOLOGY IN ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • EARTHWORM TECHNOLOGY IN ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • About the editors
  • 1
  • Earthworm-associated bacterial community and its role in organic waste decomposition
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Earthworms
  • 3. Pollutant degradation mechanisms in vermicomposting
  • 4. Bacterial diversity in the alimentary canal
  • 5. Vermicast
  • 5.1 Physical properties
  • 5.2 Microbial properties
  • 6. Vermiwash
  • 7. Molecular techniques to detect earthworm gut microbes
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • 8. Conclusion
  • References
  • 3
  • Exploring the transfer and transformation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in vermifiltration for domestic w ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Materials and methods
  • 2.1 Experimental setup and operation
  • 2.2 Chemical analysis and sludge yield coefficient calculation
  • 2.3 Sample pretreatment and extraction
  • 2.4 Sequential solvent extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • 2.5 GC/MS analysis
  • 2.6 FT-IR spectrum analysis
  • 2.7 Three-dimensional fluorescence analyses for water-extractable organic matter
  • 2.8 Data analysis
  • 3. Results and discussion
  • 3.1 Determination of 16 EPAs originating in sewage
  • 3.2 Total removal performance of 16 PAHs by vermifiltration
  • 3.3 Transferring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during vermifiltration treatment
  • 3.4 Insights into polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon removal based on molecular weight
  • 3.5 Stabilization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in waste sludge
  • 4. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 4
  • Vermiremediation of organic wastes: vermicompost as a powerful plant growth promoter
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Vermicompost and its production
  • 2.1 Factors influencing vermicomposting
  • 2.1.1 pH
  • 2.1.2 Moisture
  • 2.1.3 C:N ratio
  • 2.1.4 Temperature
  • 2.2 Microbial community in vermicomposting
  • 3. Vermicompost as a plant growth promoter
  • 3.1 Stimulation of plant growth using vermicompost infused with beneficial microbes
  • 3.2 Stimulation of plant growth by humic substances
  • 4. Vermicompost as a plant disease suppression and pest control
  • 5. Conclusions and future perspectives
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 5
  • Vermiremediation of plant agro waste to recover residual nutrients and improve crop productivity

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