Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and Environmental Management
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English View all editions and formats Summary: Many books cover the importance of composting for reducing the amount of organic wastes in landfills. This reference focuses on innovative vermiculture technology that turns organic waste into a value-added environmentally friendly products that can improve soil fertility and productivity on a large scale. The contributors discuss outdoor and indoor windrows, container systems, wedge systems, and low labor-requirement, fully-automated continuous flow vermicomposting reactor systems that can process more than tons of organic wastes per reactor per annum.
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They also highlight the science and biology behind the use and efficacy of vermicomposting, examine its importance to developing countries, and detail the technology of the past, present, and future. Although the development of a range of vermicomposting technologies has been rapid and the spread of vermicomposting dramatic, the scientific literature remains scattered throughout a range of journals, newsletters, and online resources.
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English View all editions and formats. Sherman and Mary Appelhof -- ch. Salter and Clive A. Edwards and Scott Subler -- ch. Edwards, Scott Subler, and Norman Arancon -- ch. Edwards and Alan Niederer -- ch. The status of vermicomposting in North America: Sherman and Peter Bogdanov -- ch. Butt and Brian Williams -- ch.
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Vermiculture in Australia and New Zealand: Webster and John C. Chapter 5 The Microbiology of Vermicomposting. Chapter 7 LowTechnology Vermicomposting Systems. A Rapidly Developing Technology.
Chapter 24 Vermicomposting for Businesses and Institutions. Chapter 26 Vermiculture and Vermicomposting in the United Kingdom. From Earthworm Production to Commercial Vermicomposting. Chapter 16 Human Pathogen Reduction during Vermicomposting. Chapter 17 Heavy Metals Earthworms and Vermicomposts.
Co-edited by international earthworm expert Clive A. Edwards, Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and Environmental Management is the. Many environmental problems of current concern are due to the high produc- composting is well known and applied widely to organic-waste management.
Chapter 18 Quality Criteria for Vermicomposts. Focus on Sustainable Agriculture.
Vermiculture technology : earthworms, organic wastes, and environmental management
Chapter 29 Vermiculture in the Philippines. Chapter 30 The Status of Vermicomposting in Indonesia. Chapter 31 Vermicomposting Projects in Hong Kong.
Chapter 32 Vermicomposting Research and Activities in Mexico. Chapter 33 The Scope of Vermiculture in Cuba. Chapter 34 Commercial Applications of Vermiculture in China.
