TY - JOUR ID - 40225 TI - Vermicomposting of cow dung, kitchen waste and sewage sludge with bagasse using Eisenia fetida JO - Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research JA - JAEHR LA - en SN - 2676-3478 AU - Babaei, Ali Akbar AU - Goudarzi, Gholamreza AU - Neisi, Abdolkazem AU - Ebrahimi, Zohreh AU - Alavi, Nadali AD - Environmental Technologies Research Center AND Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran AD - Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center AND Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - 88 EP - 94 KW - Vermicomposting KW - Bagasse KW - Cow dung KW - Kitchen Waste KW - sewage sludge KW - Eisenia Fetida DO - 10.22102/jaehr.2016.40225 N2 - The sugar cane industry produces significant amounts of cane trash and bagasse. Inappropriate disposal of agro-wastes can lead to environmental problems. Converting wastes such as cane trash and bagasse (Bg) to a fertilizer and conditioner is the aim of sustainable waste management in sugar cane industry. Cow dung (CD), kitchen waste (KW), and sewage sludge (SS) were mixed with bagasse as amendment in different proportions: Bg:CD (1:1), Bg:CD (1:2), Bg:SS (1:1), Bg:SS (1:2), Bg:KW (1:1) and Bg:KW (1:2) in triplicate treatment with Eisenia fetida. Chemical analysis of the samples showed a significant decrease in total organic carbon (TOC) (20%-54%), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) (9.5%-39.7%) and C:N ratio (12%-31.2%), while total potassium (31.4%-54%) and available phosphorus (32%-55%) contents increased during vermicomposting. A significant difference was observed among weight and number of worms in control with other treatments at the end of vermicomposting. According to obtained results vermicomposting is an efficient method for sustainable recycling different classes of waste produced in sugar cane agro-industry. UR - https://jaehr.muk.ac.ir/article_40225.html L1 - https://jaehr.muk.ac.ir/article_40225_e453c693c0fbe17deccf089aa18923e1.pdf ER -