The production of organic waste during the agro-industrial processes is a problem for both environmental and economical issues due to the chemical characteristics of these wastes. Generally, stabilized organic residues are used as soil conditioners. These residues can affect both and chemically characterized as pH, organic carbon, total nitrogen, Ca, Mg, K, P, C/N ratio, and electrical conductivity (EC) before, during and after the vermicomposting process. In addition, it was analyzed the fractionation of organic matter such as humic substances, elemental analysis and infrared spectroscopy. According to the vermicomposting process of agro-industrial wastes, the total organic carbon and fulvic acids were reduced; however, humic acids increased proportionately.Among the studied vermicomposts, they differ in the final ratio of humic substances formed decreasing following: EB>RF>AND>RA>LP.This demonstrates a stabilization of organic compounds through the vermicompost process, and therefore can be used with greater safety in agriculture.
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