Abstract The present study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of vermicomposting for valorization distilled grape marc, one main solid by-products winery sector during a 56-day pilot-scale trial. increase in density and biomass earthworms ( Eisenia andrei ) earlier stages process reflected suitability marc Vitis vinifera L. cv. Mencía) as feedstock order sustain large earthworm populations on...

In order to reach the Millennium Development Goals for significantly reducing the number of people without access to adequate sanitation, new holistic concepts are needed focusing on economically feasible closed-loop ecological sanitation systems rather than on expensive end-of-pipe technologies. An analysis of a former civilization in the Amazon (nowadays Brazil) highlights the possibility to ...

Applying organic fertilizer and intercropping systems are among the techniques for preserving land sustainability in vegetable production systems. In production, use of liquid has been suggested addition to solid fertilizer. This study evaluates how growth yields sweet corn peanuts grown utilizing row respond different vermicomposting dosages. A factorial experiment is arranged using a split-pl...

Rapid industrialization and consumerism have aggravated the generation of industrial waste globally, consequently posing a serious problem related to their treatment, disposal, management. Industrial wastes or sludges are mainly characterised by undesirable levels heavy metals, toxic chemicals, other organic compounds. Deposition such in environmental matrices for prolonged periods may result c...

introduction: the present study aimed to investigate the microbial quality of the produced vermicomposts and compare them with the existing standards. methods: this experimental study was conducted as a pilot-scale one, in the laboratory school. some perishable domestic waste were mixed in a reactor, including food waste, vegetables and fruits, cow manure and sludge of wastewater treatment plan...