Vermiculture technology : earthworms, organic wastes, and environmental management / [edited by] Clive A. Edwards, Norman Q. Arancon, Rhonda L. Sherman.

"Co-edited by international earthworm expert Clive A. Edwards, Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and Environmental Management is the first international, comprehensive, and definitive work on how earthworms and microorganisms interact to break down organic wastes...

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Other Authors: Edwards, C. A. (Clive Arthur), 1925-, Arancon, Norman Q., Sherman, Rhonda L.
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2011, [2010]
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Physical Description:xxi, 601 pages
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520 |a "Exploring the dramatic growth and changes in the field of vermicomposting since 1988, this comprehensive review assesses the advancements made in government-funded projects in the U.S. and UK. It discusses outdoor or indoor windows, container systems, wedge systems, and low labor-requirement, fully-automated continuous flow vermicomposting reactor systems that can process more than 1000 tons of organic wastes per reactor. It also highlights the science and biology behind the use and efficacy of vermicomposting and details the technology of the past, present, and future"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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