Microbial-earthworm ecofilters (MEES) for urban wastewater treatment

A Alghamdi - South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023 - journals.co.za
Water is an absolute necessity for life and water scarcity is a major problem all over the
world. Reusing household wastewater for non-potable water applications is one of the …

[PDF][PDF] Community wastewater treatment by using vermifiltration technique

N Misal, NA Mohite - Int J Eng Res Technol, 2017 - researchgate.net
Now-a-days many developing countries cannot afford the wastewater treatment processes
as they are costly, need more space to construct the treatment plant and in addition use of …

A comparative study with vermifilter and geofilter for domestic wastewater treatment and its Phyto-toxicity efficacy

A Kumar, M Khwairakpam - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the role of earthworms in pollutant removal and toxicity assay
of domestic wastewater. An indigenous reactor (vermigratings as an active layer) was set up …

[PDF][PDF] Domestic waste water treatment by bio-filtration: a case study

DJ Garkal, JV Mapara, M Prabhune - International Journal of …, 2015 - transbiofilter.com
Water scarcity is worldwide problem. Water is vital for survival of living being. The reuse of
domestic wastewater for non-potable water application is a potential solution for water …

The use of microbial-earthworm ecofilters for wastewater treatment with special attention to influencing factors in performance: a review

L Jiang, Y Liu, X Hu, G Zeng, H Wang, L Zhou… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
With the unique advantages of lower operational and maintenance cost, the use of microbial-
earthworm ecofilters (MEEs) for the wastewater treatment has been increasing rapidly in the …

Improvement of organic matter and nutrient removal from domestic wastewater by using intermittent hydraulic rates on earthworm–microorganism biofilters

C Chicaiza, L Huaraca… - Water Science and …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
Biofilters based on earthworms–microorganisms represent, particularly in developing
countries, an interesting alternative for domestic wastewater treatment due to their easy …

Earthworm-Assisted Bio-Remediation of Wastewater Treatment

M Shafi, SR Ali - … Technologies for Water Quality Treatment and …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Due to fast population expansion and wastewater production as a result of that expansion,
freshwater supply is diminishing annually due to anthropogenic activities. Urban and …

Performance of A Pilot-Scale Vermifilter for the Treatment of A Real HospitalWastewater

N Ghobadi, R Shokoohi, AR Rahmani, MT Samadi… - 2016 - sid.ir
In this study, the performance of a pilot-scale vermifilter (VF) for the treatment of hospital
wastewater using the earthworm species EISENIA FETIDA was evaluated. The earthworms' …

[PDF][PDF] Vermifiltration of sewage wastewater for potential use in irrigation purposes using Eisenia fetida earthworms

L Manyuchi, L Kadzungura, S Boka - 2013 - researchgate.net
Vermifiltration was used for treatment of sewage wastewater using the Eisenia fetida
earthworm species. The earthworms' gut acted as a bioreactor and they reduced the sewage …

Applicability of vermifiltration for wastewater treatment and recycling

Bhavini, K Kanaujia, A Trivedi, S Hait - Earthworm Assisted Remediation of …, 2020 - Springer
With the rapid population growth and wastewater generation due to anthropogenic activities,
availability of freshwater is decreasing annually. Untreated wastewater discharged from the …