Performance of A Pilot-Scale Vermifilter for the Treatment of A Real Hospital Wastewater

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’ gut acts as a bioreactor and can ingest the wastewater solid and liquid organic wastes and expel these as vermicompost....

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Main Authors: Nahid Ghobadi, Reza Shokoohi, Ali Reza Rahmani, Mohammad Taghi Samadi, Kazem Godini, Mohammad Reza Samarghandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Environmental Health Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ajehe-7585