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- Provides detailed information regarding current organic waste management practices
- Deeply illustrates the role of earthworms in waste management protocols
- Summarizes the latest studies and protocols in organic waste management
- Broadens the understanding of earthworm related products and its applications
- Clarifies the impact of waste management practices and its effects on humans
Part of the book series: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future (AESE)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The main aim of this book is to bridge the gap between aerobic and anaerobic waste treatments by concentrating on studies of earthworms. In particular, vermicomposting is being discussed as well as its properties and applications. Other subjects touch on the treatment of palm oil mill effluents, the various importance of earthworms, its scope and future aspects of earthworm research, and the impact of waste management practices on human health.
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Industrial Technology, University Sains Malaysia (USM) School of Industrial Technology, Gelugor, Malaysia
Katheem Kiyasudeen S, Mahamad Hakimi Ibrahim, Shlrene Quaik
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Ecoscience Research Foundation (ERF) , Chennai, India
Sultan Ahmed Ismail
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Prospects of Organic Waste Management and the Significance of Earthworms
Authors: Katheem Kiyasudeen S, Mahamad Hakimi Ibrahim, Shlrene Quaik, Sultan Ahmed Ismail
Series Title: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24708-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-24706-9Published: 22 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79663-5Published: 28 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24708-3Published: 14 December 2015
Series ISSN: 2570-2165
Series E-ISSN: 2570-2173
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 259
Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Waste Management/Waste Technology, Environmental Health