| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 505 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Series |
Advances in environmental research ; 13 |
| Contents |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA ; ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. VOLUME 13 ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; SHORT COMMENTARY; THE GLOBAL EXTENT OF BLACK C IN SOILS: IS IT EVERYWHERE? ; THE ROLE OF BLACK CARBON IN GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELS ; ARE THERE ROUTINE METHODS TO GENERATE A GLOBAL BC MAP? ; BC IN WORLD SOILS: WHAT DRIVES BC PRODUCTION AND DECOMPOSITION? ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; RESEARCH AND REVIEW STUDIES; CURRENT AND EMERGING MICROBIOLOGY ISSUES OF POTABLE WATER IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; VIRUSES ; TOXIGENICITY |
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Earthworm Species Suitable for Waste Management (Waste Biodegradation) Earthworm Species Suitable for Land Remediation (Soil Decontamination) ; 3. THE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF EARTHWORMS ; Enormous Power of Reproduction and Rapid Rate of Multiplication ; Sensitive to Light, Touch and Dryness ; 4. VERMICULTURE : A GLOBAL MOVEMENT ; 5. THE VERMICOMPOSTING TECHNOLOGY (VCT) ; 5.1. Wastes Suitable for Vermicomposting ; Some Industrial Wastes Suitable for Vermi-Composting ; Worms Can Even Vermicompost Human Excreta (Feces) ; Waste Materials Preferably to be Avoided for Vermi-composting |
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5.2. Vermicomposting of Municipal Solid Waste 5.3. Mechanism of Worm Action in Vermicomposting ; Worms Reinforce Microbial Population and Act Synergistically Promoting Rapid Waste Degradation ; 5.4. Experimental Studies on Vermicomposting ; a). Study of Biodegradation Abilities of Individual Worm Species ; Findings and Results ; b). Study of Composting with Worms (Vermicomposting) and without Worms (Conventional Aerobic Composting) to Assess the Efficiency of Two Processes ; Findings and Results |
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C). Study of Vermicomposting of Raw and Cooked Food Wastes to Assess the Food Preferences of Earthworms and the Time Taken in Degradation of Each Food Component Findings and Results ; Findings and Results ; 5.4. Vermicomposting of Sewage Sludge : Some Preliminary Studies ; 5.4.1. Mechanism of Worm Action in Vermicomposting of Sludge : Worms Act as Sludge Digester ; 5.4.2. Experimental Study of Vermicomposting of Sewage Sludge ; Findings and Results ; Findings and Results ; 5.5. Critical Factors Affecting Optimal Worm Activity and Vermi- Composting |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Ecology -- Research.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Ecology -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Daniels, Justin A
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| ISBN |
9781612090498 |
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1612090494 |
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