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Vermiremediation of dyeing sludge from textile mill with the help of exotic earthworm Eisenia fetida Savigny

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The aim of present study was for the vermiremediation of dyeing sludge from textile mill into nutrient-rich vermicompost using earthworm Eisenia fetida. The dyeing sludge was mixed with cattle dung in different ratios, i.e., 0:100 (D0), 25:75 (D25), 50:50 (D50), 75:25 (D75), and 100:0 (D100) with earthworms, and 0:100 (S0), 25:75 (S25), 50:50 (S50), 75:25 (S75), and 100:0 (S100) without earthworms. Minimum mortality and maximum population build-up were observed in a 25:75 mixture. Nitrogen, phosphorus, sodium, and pH increased from the initial to the final products with earthworms, while electrical conductivity, C/N ratio, organic carbon, and potassium declined in all the feed mixtures. Vermicomposting with E. fetida was better for composting to change this sludge into nutrient-rich manure.

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  1. Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India

    Sartaj Ahmad Bhat & Adarsh Pal Vig

  2. Department of Zoology, Khalsa College Amritsar, Punjab, India

    Jaswinder Singh

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Bhat, S.A., Singh, J. & Vig, A.P. Vermiremediation of dyeing sludge from textile mill with the help of exotic earthworm Eisenia fetida Savigny. Environ Sci Pollut Res 20, 5975–5982 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-1612-2

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