Vermiremoval of heavy metal in sewage sludge by utilising Lumbricus rubellus

• Main Authors: Azizi, A.B., Lim, M.P.M., Noor, Z.M., Abdullah, N.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10805/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Experiments were conducted to remove heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu and Zn) from urban sewage sludge (SS) amended with spent mushroom compost (SMC) using worms, Lumbricus rubellus, for 105 days, after 21 days of pre-composting. Five combinations of SS/SMC treatments were prepared in triplicate along w...