Solid Waste Management With Earthworms Shahid A Abbasi by Shahid A. Abbasi, E. Ramasami 9788171415878, 8171415873 instant download after payment.

Contrary to popular belief, the biggest problem of environment pollution in the Third World countries, including India, is not caused by industrial emissions or nuclear wastes. Rather, it is caused by the day-to-day living of human beings. The resulting solid waste, sewage, and nightsoil pose the most widespread and daunting of all environmental pollution problems. This book provides an introduction to the fascinating world of earthworms and tells us how very useful these lowly creatures are. The look then zeros on the role of earthworms in handling biodegradable solid wastes. We believe the book shall be a very interesting as well as useful to the global expertise. Contents: Waste and Wealth, Earthworms, Impact of Earthworms on Soil and Agriculture, Vermiculture, Present Status of Solid Waste Generation and Disposal, Composting and Vermicompositing, Vermicomposting Systems, R & D on Vermitechnology at the Centre for Pollution Control and Energy Technology, Some Prominent Experts.