Vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production

The accumulation of waste in landfill site is mainly due to increased urbanization and industrialization. The leachate produced beneath the landfills led to critical environmental issue. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms...

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Main Authors:	Shalyda, Md Shaarani, Noor Zalina, Hashim, Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad, Rohaida, Che Man, Aainaa Izyan, Nafsun, Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip, Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman
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Published:	AIP Publishing 2019
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	ump-251492019-11-11T06:41:45Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25149/ Vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production Shalyda, Md Shaarani Noor Zalina, Hashim Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad Rohaida, Che Man Aainaa Izyan, Nafsun Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman TP Chemical technology The accumulation of waste in landfill site is mainly due to increased urbanization and industrialization. The leachate produced beneath the landfills led to critical environmental issue. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms on biofertilizer production. Earthworms were utilized to convert organic matter in leachate into plant-nutrients that enhance the growth of plants and plants productivity. The concentration of nitrate (N), phosphorus(P) and potassium(K) in vermicompost was found to increase while pH and number of earthworms declined at the end of the vermicomposting period. The vermibin containing 90 earthworms (V1) (approximate 52g) in a mixture of 150 ml of leachate and 798 g of soil obtained the highest concentration of NPK compared to those containing 39 (V2) earthworms and 15 (V3) earthworms. This indicates that the concentration of NPK increased with the added amount of earthworms. V1 experienced an increase of 53–fold in N, 194-fold in P and 210–fold in K due to earthworm activity during the vermicomposting, thus improving the number of leaves (32 leaves). The data shows that vermicomposting might be a suitable technology for the decomposition of landfill leachate into nutritive biofertilizer. AIP Publishing 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25149/1/47.%20Vermicomposting%20of%20landfill%20leachate%20using%20earthworms.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25149/2/47.1%20Vermicomposting%20of%20landfill%20leachate%20using%20earthworms.pdf Shalyda, Md Shaarani and Noor Zalina, Hashim and Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad and Rohaida, Che Man and Aainaa Izyan, Nafsun and Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip and Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman (2019) Vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production. In: 2nd International Conference on Biosciences and Medical Engineering 2019: Towards Innovative Research and Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations, ICBME 2019, 11 - 12 April 2019 , Prime Plaza Hotel, Sanur Bali, Indonesia. pp. 1-10., 2155. ISSN 0094243X ISBN 978-073541900-1 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5125524
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Shalyda, Md Shaarani Noor Zalina, Hashim Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad Rohaida, Che Man Aainaa Izyan, Nafsun Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman Vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production
description	The accumulation of waste in landfill site is mainly due to increased urbanization and industrialization. The leachate produced beneath the landfills led to critical environmental issue. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms on biofertilizer production. Earthworms were utilized to convert organic matter in leachate into plant-nutrients that enhance the growth of plants and plants productivity. The concentration of nitrate (N), phosphorus(P) and potassium(K) in vermicompost was found to increase while pH and number of earthworms declined at the end of the vermicomposting period. The vermibin containing 90 earthworms (V1) (approximate 52g) in a mixture of 150 ml of leachate and 798 g of soil obtained the highest concentration of NPK compared to those containing 39 (V2) earthworms and 15 (V3) earthworms. This indicates that the concentration of NPK increased with the added amount of earthworms. V1 experienced an increase of 53–fold in N, 194-fold in P and 210–fold in K due to earthworm activity during the vermicomposting, thus improving the number of leaves (32 leaves). The data shows that vermicomposting might be a suitable technology for the decomposition of landfill leachate into nutritive biofertilizer.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Shalyda, Md Shaarani Noor Zalina, Hashim Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad Rohaida, Che Man Aainaa Izyan, Nafsun Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman
author_facet	Shalyda, Md Shaarani Noor Zalina, Hashim Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad Rohaida, Che Man Aainaa Izyan, Nafsun Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman
author_sort	Shalyda, Md Shaarani
title	Vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production
title_short	Vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production
title_full	Vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production
title_fullStr	Vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production
title_full_unstemmed	Vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production
title_sort	vermicomposting of landfill leachate using earthworms for biofertilizer production
publisher	AIP Publishing
publishDate	2019
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25149/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25149/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25149/1/47.%20Vermicomposting%20of%20landfill%20leachate%20using%20earthworms.pdf http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25149/2/47.1%20Vermicomposting%20of%20landfill%20leachate%20using%20earthworms.pdf
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