Solid waste management of temple floral offerings by vermicomposting using Eisenia fetida

Singh, Akanksha; Jain, Akansha; Sarma, B. K.; Abhilash, P.C.; Singh, Harikesh Bahadur

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2013.01.022

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“…C: P ratio obtained in our work is in accordance to the results of Singh et al, (2013) who reported the C: P ratio as 15:1 from temple waste. The ratio C: P of 15:1 in vermicompost indicates stabilization and maturity of organic wastes which is beneficial for better assimilation by plants (Edwards and Bohlen, 1996).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Similar results were also obtained from vermicompost from Muncipal waste (Narkhede et al, 2011) and organic waste (Punde and Ganorkar, 2012;Chanda et al, 2011). Chakole and Jasutkar (2014), Singh et al (2013), Gurav and Pathade (2011), Shouche et al (2011) and Makhania and Upadhyay (2015) also reported that the pH of the vermicompost from nirmalaya or temple solid waste varies between 7.9 to 8.48 which is slightly higher than our studies. The lowering of pH in our studies might be due to the carbon dioxide and organic acids production by microbial activity during vermicomposting process (Haima and Hutha,1986).The pH range of vermicompost from 6 to 8.5 is best suited to ensure compatibility with the most plants (Hogg et al, 2002).…”

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confidence: 54%

“…In our work, the period of vermicomposting using nirmalya was found to be 90 days. However, Singh et al (2013), Gurav and Pathade (2013), Kohli and Hussain (2016) and Tiwari and Juneja (2016) have reported vermicomposting period using flower waste as 120 days, 30 days, 45 days and 50 days respectively. Vermicomposting period may vary between 25 to 252 days depending upon type of substrate used (Lim et al, 2016).…”

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Bioremediation of temple waste (nirmalya) by vermicomposting in a metropolitan city like Mumbai

2016

Int. J. Curr. Res. Biol. Med.

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In India, million tons of temple waste (nirmalya) is produced every day. The waste collected from temple mainly consists of flowers, leaves, fruits, honey, coconuts, camphor, jaggery, milk etc. which is released in the water bodies or dumped at the available land spaces, thereby leading to severe environmental pollution and health hazards. Bioremediation of nirmalya can be carried out by vermicomposting. Vermicomposting is an eco-friendly process of efficiently converting organic waste into compost with the help of soil microorganism and earthworms. In our work Nirmalya was taken from a temple in South Mumbai, which was pre-composted at 30 o C and used as a substrate for vermicomposting by earthworm species Eisenia foetida for 90 days. The chemical analysis of the vermicompost showed its pH (7.2), the organic carbon content (8.57%), N (0.49%), total P (0.5%), K (0.16%), C: N ratio (17.489) and also contained sufficient concentration of microelements like zinc, manganese, iron and copper. The total bacterial count of vermiwash was found to be 3×10 9 cfu/ml. The bacteria which were isolated from vermiwash showed various enzyme activities like protease, cellulase, phosphatase, amylase, gelatinase and lipase. The presence of nitrogen fixing bacteria like Azotobacter and Rhizobium from vermiwash was also demonstrated. The vermicompost obtained was checked for its effect on the growth of the test plants like Tagetes erecta and Solanum melongena using pot culture studies. One of the bacterial isolates was identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens HY10 by morphological, cultural, biochemical and 16s rRNA sequence analysis which showed protease (32.53units/ml) and lipase activity (3.177units/ml).

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“…As a result, about 300 MT of flower waste is generated per day and it has been found to be one of the major constituents of municipal solid waste (Singh et al 2013). Most of the flower waste generated is disposed by directly dumping it in open land, water bodies.…”

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Evolution of chemical and biological characterization during agitated pile composting of flower waste

Sharma

Varma

Yadav

et al. 2017

Int J Recycl Org Waste Agricult

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Purpose Flower waste dumping in landfills and other disposal sites is causing major environmental issues due to its highly biodegradable nature. Instead, flower waste can be successfully composted for its higher nutrient value. Therefore, this study evaluated the pile composting of flower waste with different combinations of cow dung and saw dust to produce stabilized compost. Methods Five agitated piles of flower waste mixture were formed in trapezoidal shape to perform the composting. Pile (P 0 ) was a control experiment, which contained 100 kg flower waste. The quantity of flower waste mixture with cow dung and saw dust in the other Piles was a total of 100 kg i.e. P 1 (50:40:10) kg, P 2 (60:30:10) kg, P 3 (70:20:10) kg and P 4 (80:10:10) kg, respectively. Results Temperature above 50°C was observed in all the piles except in P 0 . Physico-chemical characteristics of compost showed a stabilized compost obtained by proportionate mix of flower waste, cow dung and saw dust. Pile P 2 was observed with pH 7.23 and electrical conductivity 3.98 mS cm -1 , total organic carbon 30.9%, total nitrogen 2.31% and C:N ratio 14, thus a good proportion for compost amongst all the piles. Conclusions Appropriate proportion of waste mixture played an important role in providing favorable conditions for the microbial transformation of flower waste to stabilized compost. Temperature influenced the growth of microbes and maximum temperature was helpful in fast degradation of organic matter. Finally, flower waste with a combination of cow dung and saw dust was found to be successful during pile composting.

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“…Total waste generation in India is 1, 27,486 TPD in 34 states of municipality of this 89,334 TPD (70%) collected. Among these waste 48% are biodegradable waste and only 12.5% was used for processing such as composting and vermicomposting, production of gas etc [1]. Biodegradable waste contains fruits, flower, food waste etc.…”

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Vermicomposting of Flower Waste: Optimization of Maturity Parameter by Response Surface Methodology

Sharma¹,

Yadav²

2017

Malays. j. sustain. agric.

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In the present study, response surface methodology (RSM) was used to develop an approach for the optimization of quantity of flower waste and cow dung to determine maturity during the vermicomposting of flower waste. The effect of maturity parameters such as C:N ratio, Germination index and CO2 evolution rate were studied using central composite design (CCD). Eisenia foetida was used in different combination of flower waste and cow dung during the vermicomposting of flower waste. Results of study showed significant effect of both variables and their interactions with process parameters during vermicomposting process. The optimum results obtained from response surface methodology was nearly equal between predicted and experimental analysis. The optimum variation of process parameter was pH 7.07-7.12, electrical conductivity 3.28 -3.42 mS/cm, total organic carbon 33.72-34.06%, C: N ratio 14-15, phosphorous 4.95-5.21 g/kg and potassium 13.99-14.31 g/kg. The results suggest that compost obtained from the vermicomposting of flower waste and cow dung contains sodium, potassium and phosphorous which are beneficial for the plant growth. Flower waste compost is suitable for organic manure which reduces the quantity of waste by converting into valuable products.

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Solid waste management of temple floral offerings by vermicomposting using Eisenia fetida

Cited by 57 publications

References 29 publications

Bioremediation of temple waste (nirmalya) by vermicomposting in a metropolitan city like Mumbai

Bioremediation of temple waste (nirmalya) by vermicomposting in a metropolitan city like Mumbai

Evolution of chemical and biological characterization during agitated pile composting of flower waste

Vermicomposting of Flower Waste: Optimization of Maturity Parameter by Response Surface Methodology

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