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

Bhat, Sartaj Ahmad; Jasawindara Siṅgha,; Vig, Adarsh Pal

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

2013

Bhat, Sartaj Ahmad | Jasawindara Siṅgha, | Vig, Adarsh Pal

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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