dc.contributor.advisor | Bartlett, John, Dr. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Tomas, Vincent | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-21T16:12:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-21T16:12:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tomas, Vincent (2002) Evaluation of vermicomposting of municipal sewage sludges in Ireland. M. Sc., Institute of Technology, Sligo. | en |
dc.identifier.other | MSc | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/1502 | |
dc.description.abstract | From the research conducted, it is concluded that vermicomposting of dewatered
municipal sludges in small rural wastewater treatment plants still has a number of
technical and economic problems, before it could be considered a viable alternative to
existing systems. The pilot scale unit designed in Bangor Erris indicated that heavy
metal concentrations were low in the raw sludge, indicating that it’s use as a fertiliser/soil
conditioner is feasible. The trial indicated some earthworm stabilisation. There was no
odours. There was a loss of phosphorous from the worm bed. Most of the research and
development on vermicomposting has been conducted in, Australia and America where
climatic conditions are quite different to Ireland. Therefore more research in an Irish
context is necessary to evaluate the system. It is essential that critical parameters such as
temperature, moisture content, bedding material and sludge loading to bed as well as
earthworm application rates to bed are controlled. For the past decade, vermicomposting
systems have been used in Ireland with very little success. Given this time frame and the
number of failed attempts, we are still in the development phase of large scale
vermicomposting. | en |
dc.format | Pdf | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Sewage sludge. | en |
dc.subject | Vermicomposting -- Ireland. | en |
dc.subject | Earthworm culture. | en |
dc.title | Evaluation of vermicomposting of municipal sewage sludges in Ireland | en |
dc.type | Master Thesis (taught) | en |
dc.publisher.institution | Institute of Technology, Sligo | en |
dc.rights.access | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs | en |
dc.subject.department | Dept of Environmental Science, ITS | en |