Bioremediation of aerobically treated distillery sludge mixed with cow dung by using an epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida

被引：42

作者：

Suthar S. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Environmental Biology Lab., Post Graduate Department of Zoology, S.G.N. Khalsa (PG) College

来源：

The Environmentalist | 2008年 / 28卷 / 2期

关键词：

Biomass production; Cocoon; Cow dung; Distillery sludge; Earthworm mortality; Eisenia fetida; Vermicomposting;

D O I：

10.1007/s10669-007-9031-x

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摘要：

The potential of the epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida to stabilize sludge (generated from a distillation unit of the sugar industry) mixed with cow dung, in different proportions i.e. 20% (T1), 40% (T2), 60% (T3) and 80% (T4) has been studied under laboratory conditions for 90 days. The ready vermicompost was evaluated for its' different physico-chemical parameters using standard methods. At the end of experiment, all vermibeds expressed a significant decrease in pH (7.8-19.2%) organic C (8.5-25.8%) content, and an increase in total N (130.4-170.7%), available P (22.2-120.8%), exchangeable K (104.9-159.5%), exchangeable Ca (49.1-118.1%), and exchangeable Mg (13.6-51.2%) content. Overall, earthworms could maximize decomposition and mineralization efficiency in bedding with lower proportions of distillery sludge. DTPA extractable metal reduction in substrate was recorded between the ranges of 12.5-38.8% for Zn, 5.9-30.4% for Fe, 4.7-38.2% for Mn and 4.5-42.1% for Cu. Maximum values for the mean individual live weight (809.69 ± 20.09 mg) and maximum individual growth rate (mg wt. worm -1day-1) (5.81 ± 0.18) of earthworms was noted in T1 treatment, whereas cocoon numbers (69.0 ± 7.94) and individual reproduction rate (cocoon worm-1day-1) (0.046 ± 0.002) was highest in T2 treatment. Earthworm mortality tended to increase with increasing proportion of distillery sludge, and maximum mortality in E. fetida was recorded for the T4 (45.0 ± 5.0) treatment. Results indicate that vermicomposting might be useful for managing the energy and nutrient rich distillery sludge on a low-input basis. Products of this process can be used for sustainable land restoration practices. The feasibility of worms to mitigate the toxicity of metals also reduces the possibility of soil contamination, which has been reported in earlier studies during direct field application of industrial wastes. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

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