Industrialization and urbanization have led to an increased accumulation of waste materials
that are transformed into a nutrient-rich and high-quality product called vermicompost by the …

Vermicomposting process employing earthworms is increasingly being used for conversion
of both municipal and industrial wastes to vermicast with reduced metals content. The aim of …

Garden wastes (GW) having high lignin contents could hinder the growth of earthworms and
microorganisms in vermicomposting. This study investigated the Eisenia fetida-based …

The industry of mushroom cultivation uses a wide variety of lignocellulosic waste and is
considered a very efficient way to recycle agro-residues and to produce food. This activity …

The obtained results showed that the addition of biochar to the mixture of sewage sludge
and wheat straw prior to composting facilitated the growth and reproduction of Eisenia fetida …

Transformation and availability of nutrients and some heavy metals were assessed during
the integrated composting–vermicomposting of both primary sewage sludge (PSS) and …

Since 2015, the invasive alga Rugulopteryx okamurae has explosively burst into the waters
of the Strait of Gibraltar with serious repercussions on marine biodiversity, tourism and the …

This study was undertaken to have comparative assessment of heavy metals content during
composting and vermicomposting processing of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Six …

Disposal of the municipal organic solid waste is a serious problem worldwide. Composting
is one of the most preferred methods of solid waste management practice, principally due to …

Sewage sludge (SS) was mixed with different proportions of fly ash (FA) and phosphoric
rock (PR), as passivators, and earthworms, Eisenia fetida, were introduced to allow …