An Overview of the Environmental Applicability of Vermicompost: From Wastewater Treatment to the Development of Sensitive Analytical Methods

Joint Authors

de Andrade, Marta V. A. S.
Souza, Adriana N.
Cardoso de Souza Neta, Lourdes
Carvalho Matos, Thaionara
de Lima Sachdev, Raquel
Oliveira da Guarda Souza, Marluce
Marinho Maciel Paulo, Gabriela
Verónica Flores Nardy Ribeiro, Araceli
Pereira, Madson de G.
Ribeiro, Joselito N.
dos Santos, Arnaud V.
Fontes, Maurício P. F.

Source

The Scientific World Journal

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-14, 14 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-01-21

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

14

Main Subjects

Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science

Abstract EN

The use of vermicompost (humified material) for treating wastewaters, remediating polluted soils, improving agricultural productivity, protecting crop production, and developing sensitive analytical methods is reviewed here, covering the past 17 years.

The main advantages of vermicompost, considering all applications covered in this paper, comprise (i) easy acquisition, (ii) low costs, (iii) structural, chemical, and biological characteristics responsible for exceptional adsorptive capacities as well as pollutant degradation, and (iv) the promotion of biocontrol.

Specifically, for wastewater decontamination, a considerable number of works have verified the adsorption of toxic metals, but the application of vermicompost is still scarce for the retention of organic compounds.

Problems related to the final disposal of enriched vermicompost (after treatment steps) are often found, in spite of some successful destinations such as organic fertilizer.

For decontaminating soils, the use of vermicompost is quite scarce, mainly for inorganic pollutants.

In agricultural productivity and biocontrol, vermicompost imparts remarkable benefits regarding soil aggregation, plant nutrition, and the development of beneficial microorganisms against phytopathogens.

Finally, the use of vermicompost in sensitive analytical methods for quantifying toxic metals is the newest application of this adsorbent.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Pereira, Madson de G.& Cardoso de Souza Neta, Lourdes& Fontes, Maurício P. F.& Souza, Adriana N.& Carvalho Matos, Thaionara& de Lima Sachdev, Raquel…[et al.]. 2014. An Overview of the Environmental Applicability of Vermicompost: From Wastewater Treatment to the Development of Sensitive Analytical Methods. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051592

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Pereira, Madson de G.…[et al.]. An Overview of the Environmental Applicability of Vermicompost: From Wastewater Treatment to the Development of Sensitive Analytical Methods. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051592

American Medical Association (AMA)

Pereira, Madson de G.& Cardoso de Souza Neta, Lourdes& Fontes, Maurício P. F.& Souza, Adriana N.& Carvalho Matos, Thaionara& de Lima Sachdev, Raquel…[et al.]. An Overview of the Environmental Applicability of Vermicompost: From Wastewater Treatment to the Development of Sensitive Analytical Methods. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051592

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1051592