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Heavy metal and nutrient changes during vermicomposting animal manure spiked with mushroom residues.
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The results suggest that vermicomposting process could magnify the nutrient quality but relieve the heavy metals risk of agricultural organic wastes.About:
This article is published in Waste Management.The article was published on 2014-11-01. It has received 115 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Earthworm & Manure.read more
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Sustainability of using composting and vermicomposting technologies for organic solid waste biotransformation: recent overview, greenhouse gases emissions and economic analysis
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate the feasibility of composting and vermicomposting as a means to recover nutrients from the organic waste and returning them to the environment and discuss the environmental impact and economic potential of these processes.
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Comparative analysis of vermicompost quality produced from rice straw and paper waste employing earthworm Eisenia fetida (Sav.).
TL;DR: Investigation of the vermicomposting of two different organic wastes employing, Eisenia fetida, demonstrated that proportion of bulking substrate affect the earthworm growth and reproduction.
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Compost as a Soil Amendment to Remediate Heavy Metal-Contaminated Agricultural Soil: Mechanisms, Efficacy, Problems, and Strategies
TL;DR: In this paper, the efficacy and mechanisms of compost remediation technologies for heavy metal-contaminated agricultural soil are presented, and several approaches to optimize these strategies and render the remediation of polluted agricultural soil using compost safer and more effective.
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Bioremediation and detoxification of industrial wastes by earthworms: Vermicompost as powerful crop nutrient in sustainable agriculture.
TL;DR: The present article discusses the detoxification of industrial wastes by earthworms and the role of final vermicompost in plant growth and development.
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Speciation and transformation of heavy metals during vermicomposting of animal manure
Baoyi Lv,Meiyan Xing,Jian Yang +2 more
TL;DR: Results showed that the pH, total organic carbon and C/N ratio were reduced, while the electric conductivity and humic acid increased after 90days vermicomposting, and the addition of earthworm could accelerate organic stabilization in vermicombosting.
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Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems
Xiaotang Ju,Guang-Xi Xing,Xinping Chen,Shao-Lin Zhang,Lijuan Zhang,Xuejun Liu,Zhenling Cui,Bin Yin,Peter Christie,Zhao-Liang Zhu,Fusuo Zhang +10 more
TL;DR: Examination of grain yields and N loss pathways in 2 of the most intensive double-cropping systems in China found that current agricultural N practices with 550–600 kg of N per hectare fertilizer annually do not significantly increase crop yields but do lead to about 2 times larger N losses to the environment.
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Solid waste management challenges for cities in developing countries
TL;DR: In this article, a combination of methods was used in order to assess the stakeholders and the factors influencing the performance of waste management in the cities, in more than thirty urban areas in 22 developing countries in 4 continents.
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Agricultural non-point source pollution in China: causes and mitigation measures.
TL;DR: The main causes for NPS pollution were excessive inputs of nitrogen fertilizer and pesticides, which were partly the result of the inadequate agricultural extension services and the rapid expansion of intensive livestock production with little of waste management.
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Determination of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in environmental samples: microwave-assisted total digestion versus aqua regia and nitric acid extraction
TL;DR: In this article, the authors validated the determination of the content of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn using two digestion protocols: a microwave-assisted total digestion and an aqua regia extraction procedure based on the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) 11466 method.
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Assessing metal bioaccumulation in aquatic environments: the inverse relationship between bioaccumulation factors, trophic transfer factors and exposure concentration.
TL;DR: Data presented indicate that for metals and metalloids, unlike organic substances, no one BAF or TTF can be used to express bioaccumulation and/or trophic transfer without consideration of the exposure concentration.
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