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Technology and Engineering
- ISSN: 2333-2581
- Modern Environmental Science and Engineering
Experimental Research of Vermicompost Made of Biowaste
Barbora Lyčková, Radmila Kučerová, Silvie Heviánková, and Silvie Štanclová
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Abstract: We verified using of vermicompost made of biowaste and sludge from wastewater treatment plants by experimental tests. The test confirmed that this vermicompost has a positive effect on growth of plants. The properties of vermicompost were verified via a biological test of growth using a hybrid variety of ryegrass. Ryegrass was grown in the mixture of the formed vermicompost and soil in different proportions. All of the culture substrate and the grown plants were analyzed. Research was performed in VSB — Technical University of Ostrava and it has shown that the vermicomposting (composting using earthworms) is an effective technology of biowaste treatment. Quality product — vermicompost — obtained from vermicomposting may be applied as a fertilizer and amending product.
Key words: biowase, vermicompost, sawage sludge.
