Sustainability of using composting and vermicomposting technologies for organic solid waste biotransformation: recent overview, greenhouse gases emissions and …

SL Lim, LH Lee, TY Wu - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic solid waste poses a serious threat to the environment as the world struggles to keep
up with its rapid generation. Biological waste treatment technologies such as composting …

Bioremediation and detoxification of industrial wastes by earthworms: vermicompost as powerful crop nutrient in sustainable agriculture

SA Bhat, S Singh, J Singh, S Kumar, AP Vig - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Vermicompost is the final product of the vermicomposting process involving the collective
action of earthworms and microbes. During this process, the waste is converted into useful …

Minimizing hazard impacts of soil salinity and water stress on wheat plants by soil application of vermicompost and biochar

EM Hafez, AED Omara, FA Alhumaydhi… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil water and nutrient status are two of the most important factors for plant development and
crop yield. Vermicompost and biochar are supposed to amend soil attributes and increase …

Comparative analysis of vermicompost quality produced from rice straw and paper waste employing earthworm Eisenia fetida (Sav.)

K Sharma, VK Garg - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Present study was undertaken to investigate the vermicomposting of two different organic
wastes (rice straw and paper waste) employing, Eisenia fetida. Nine feedstocks were …

Biochar/vermicompost promotes Hybrid Pennisetum plant growth and soil enzyme activity in saline soils

X Song, H Li, J Song, W Chen, L Shi - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•BC and VC amendments alleviated salt-induced oxidative stress on Hybrid
Pennisetum.•Enzyme activities were positive activated by BC and VC addition.•The increase …

Environmentally sustainable applications of agro-based spent mushroom substrate (SMS): an overview

FH Mohd Hanafi, S Rezania, S Mat Taib… - Journal of Material …, 2018 - Springer
Agricultural wastes such as lignocellulosic residues are renewable resources can be used
for mushroom cultivation. Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is defined as leftover of biomass …

Compost as a soil amendment to remediate heavy metal-contaminated agricultural soil: mechanisms, efficacy, problems, and strategies

M Huang, Y Zhu, Z Li, B Huang, N Luo, C Liu… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2016 - Springer
Compost or composting has been widely investigated under the background of heavy metal
pollution of agricultural soils and rapid growth of organic wastes. Compost is rich in …

Heavy metals, antibiotics and nutrients affect the bacterial community and resistance genes in chicken manure composting and fertilized soil

W Deng, A Zhang, S Chen, X He, L **, X Yu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Succession of bacterial communities involved in the composting process of chicken manure,
including first composting (FC), second composting (SC) and fertilizer product (Pd) and …

Insight into the recovery of nutrients from organic solid waste through biochemical conversion processes for fertilizer production: A review

N Soobhany - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The safe disposal of organic solid waste (OSW) has been regarded as utmost concern in this
period of green economy and the concept of producing high quality fertilizers with an …

Earthworms and vermicompost: an eco-friendly approach for repaying nature's debt

A Singh, N Karmegam, GS Singh, T Bhadauria… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
The steady increase in the world's population has intensified the need for crop productivity,
but the majority of the agricultural practices are associated with adverse effects on the …