Vermicomposting of sewage sludge by lumbricus rubellus using spent mushroom compost as feed material: effect on concentration of heavy metals

• Main Authors: Abu Bakar, A., Mahmood, N.Z., da Silva, J.A.T., Abdullah, N., Jamaludin, A.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10802/

Vermicomposting of sewage sludge (SS) using spent mushroom compost from Pleurotus sajor-caju as feed material was conducted to determine the effect on the concentration of heavy metals, namely Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn. Previous studies have reported the feasibility of brandling worms, Eisenia foetida,...