Efficacy of the vermicomposts of different organic wastes as “clean” fertilizers: state-of-the-art

N Hussain, SA Abbasi - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Vermicomposting is a process in which earthworms are utilized to convert biodegradable
organic waste into humus-like vermicast. Past work, mainly on vermicomposting of animal …

Instrumental characterization of organic wastes for evaluation of vermicompost maturity

SA Bhat, J Singh, AP Vig - Journal of Analytical Science and Technology, 2017 - Springer
Instrumental analysis of vermicompost with the help of modern technologies provides
essential information on its maturity, before it can be used for agricultural application …

Analysis and advanced characterization of municipal solid waste vermicompost maturity for a green environment

V Srivastava, G Goel, VK Thakur, RP Singh… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid demographic expansion along with increasing urbanization has aggravated the
problem of solid waste management. Therefore, scientists are seeking waste management …

Earthworm intervened nutrient recovery and greener production of vermicompost from Ipomoea staphylina–An invasive weed with emerging environmental …

R Balachandar, M Biruntha, A Yuvaraj, R Thangaraj… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The invasive weed, Ipomoea staphylina (IS) with cow dung (CD) and mushroom spent straw
(MS) in four different combinations (IS: CD: MS), V1 (1: 1: 0), V2 (2: 1: 1), V3 (1: 0: 1) and V4 …

[HTML][HTML] Organic waste management by two-stage composting process to decrease the time required for vermicomposting

H Kauser, M Khwairakpam - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
A fully matured product from a traditional vermicomposting method takes 45–60 days, which
is 25–30 days longer than a rotary drum composting technique. Therefore, the use of rotary …

First demonstration that ascomycetous halophilic fungi (Aspergillus sydowii and Aspergillus destruens) are useful in xenobiotic mycoremediation under high salinity …

D González-Abradelo, Y Pérez-Llano… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and pharmaceutical compounds (PhC) are
xenobiotics present in many saline wastewaters. Although fungi are known for their ability to …

[PDF][PDF] Prosopis (Prosopis juliflora): blessing and bane

P Patnaik, T Abbasi, SA Abbasi - Tropical Ecology, 2017 - researchgate.net
Among the invasive species of plants which are spreading at an alarming rate in the tropical
and sub-tropical regions of the world, Prosopis (Prosopis juliflora) is arguably the most hardy …

Feasibility of vermicomposting for the management of terrestrial weed Ageratum conyzoides using earthworm species Eisenia fetida

C Devi, M Khwairakpam - Environmental technology & innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
This study illustrates the feasibility of vermicomposting of an invasive terrestrial weed
Ageratum conyzoides for environment and economic benefits. This study presents the …

Vermiremediation of allopathic pharmaceutical industry sludge amended with cattle dung employing Eisenia fetida

SIK Singh, WR Singh, SA Bhat, B Sohal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study aims to vermiremediate allopathic pharmaceutical industry sludge (AS)
amended with cattle dung (CD), in different feed mixtures (AS: CD) ie (AS 0) 0: 100 [Positive …

Production of compost with biopesticide property from toxic weed Lantana: quantification of alkaloids in compost and bacterial pathogen suppression

R Rai, RK Singh, S Suthar - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Toxic weed Lantana camara foliage was composted with cow dung in 2: 1 and 1: 1 ratio (v/v)
and changes in physicochemical characteristics, and faecal coliform bacterial population …