Pollutant control and nutrient recovery of organic solid waste by earthworms: mechanism and agricultural benefits of vermicomposting

F Wang, Y Zhang, Y Su, D Wu, B Xie - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The safe disposal of organic solid waste (OSW) has become a widespread concern.
Vermicomposting can convert OSW into high-quality organic fertilizer and is considered a …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive analysis of heavy metal soil contamination in mining Environments: Impacts, monitoring Techniques, and remediation strategies

A Haghighizadeh, O Rajabi, A Nezarat… - Arabian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil contamination by lead, zinc, iron, manganese, and copper is a widespread
environmental issue associated with the mining industry. Primary sources include mining …

Vermi-remediation impacts on growth and metals bioaccumulation in tomato irrigated with wastewater

M Alam, A Khan, R Zaman, S Khan, MA Khan, I Ahmad… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to their persistence in the environment, and their highly toxic and bioaccumulative
nature, heavy metals are well known to the environment. Vermicompost has gained …

Vermicompost application enhances soil health and plant physiological and antioxidant defense to conferring heavy metals tolerance in fragrant rice

A Iqbal, R Khan, Q Hussain, M Imran, Z Mo… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cadmium (Cd) contamination in agricultural soils and its accumulation in plant organs have
become a global issue due to its harmful effects on human health. The in-situ stabilizing …

Exploiting fly ash as an ecofriendly pesticide/nematicide on Abesmoschus esculuntus: Insights into soil amendment-induced antioxidant fight against nematode …

AA Bhat, A Shakeel, AH Bhat, MF Alajmi, AA Khan… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional pest control measures, such as chemical pesticides and nematicides, have
limited efficacy and raise environmental concerns, necessitating sustainable and eco …

Responses and resistance capacity of Solanum nigrum L. mediated by three ecological category earthworms in metal-[Cd-As-Cu-Pb]-contaminated soils of North …

X Mu, B Li, W Liu, Y Qiao, C Huang, Y Yang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Earthworms play vital functions affecting plant growth and metal accumulation from
downground to aboveground. Soil metal mobilization may be combined with use of …

Vermitechnology transforms hazardous red mud into benign organic input for agriculture: Insights on earthworm-microbe interaction, metal removal, and soil-crop …

K Charan, P Bhattacharyya, SS Bhattacharya - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioremediation of hazardous bauxite residues, red mud (RM), through vermicomposting has
yet to be attempted. Therefore, the valorization potential of Eisenia fetida in various RM and …

Oriented regulation of earthworm production and vermicompost quality by carbon bioavailability management

J Lin, D Wang, L Kong, L Mai, S Peng, Q Li… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Vermicomposting is an efficient bioconversion technology for recycling nutrients from
organic waste materials. The biodegradability of raw materials has a significant impact on …

Sustainable dual-edged utilization of fly ash for growth improvement of black gram (Vigna mungo L.) and management of Meloidogyne incognita

M Haris, A Khan, T Hussain, AA Khan… - Journal of Plant Diseases …, 2025 - Springer
Fly ash (FA) disposal is considered a significant challenge globally. Therefore, this study
aims to examine the nematicidal activity of FA on Meloidogyne incognita and its potential as …

[HTML][HTML] Appraisal of Heavy Metal Risk Hazards of Eisenia fetida-Mediated Steel Slag Vermicompost on Oryza sativa L.: Insights from Agro-Scale Inspection and …

S Jha, S Banerjee, S Ghosh, A Verma, P Bhattacharyya - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
The steel industry drives world economic growth, yet it generates heavy metal-rich steel
slag, which jeopardizes the environment. The utilization of vermi-technology is essential for …