589
Views
30
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Pathogen removal during wastewater treatment by vermifiltration

, , , &
Pages 2493-2499 | Received 24 Oct 2013, Accepted 30 Mar 2014, Published online: 05 May 2014

References

  • Belmont MA, Cantellano E, Thompson S, Williamson M, Sánchez A, Metcalfe CD. Treatment of domestic wastewater in a pilot-scale natural treatment system in central Mexico. Ecol Eng. 2004;23:299–311. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.11.003
  • Paul JH, Rose JB, Jiang SC, Zhou X, Cochran P, Kellogg C, Lukasik J. Evidence for groundwater and surface marine water contamination by waste disposal wells in the Florida Keys. Water Res. 1997;31:1448–1454. doi: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00374-0
  • Pundsack J, Axler R, Hicks R, Henneck J, Nordman D, McCarthy B. Seasonal pathogen removal by alternative on-site wastewater treatment systems. Water Environ Res. 2001;73:204–212. doi: 10.2175/106143001X139182
  • Zhang K, Farahbakhsh K. Removal of native coliphages and coliform bacteria from municipal wastewater by various wastewater treatment processes: implications to water reuse. Water Res. 2007;41:2816–2824. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.03.010
  • Amy G, Bull R, Craun GF, Pegram RA, Siddiqui M. Disinfectants and disinfectant by-products. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2000.
  • Wolfe RL. Ultraviolet disinfection of potable water. Environ Sci Technol. 1990;24:768–773. doi: 10.1021/es00076a001
  • Li YS, Xiao YQ, Qiu JP, Dai YQ. Continuous village sewage treatment by vermifiltration and activated sludge process. Water Sci Technol. 2009;60:3001–3010. doi: 10.2166/wst.2009.715
  • Li YS, Robin P, Cluzeau D, Bouché M, Qiu JP, Laplanche A, Hassouna M, Morand P, Dappelo C, Callarec J. Vermifiltration as a stage in reuse of swine wastewater: monitoring methodology on an experimental farm. Ecol Eng. 2008;32:301–309. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.11.010
  • Wang L, Guo F, Zheng Z, Luo X, Zhang J. Enhancement of rural domestic sewage treatment performance, and assessment of microbial community diversity and structure using tower vermifiltration. Bioresour Technol. 2011;102: 9462–9470. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.085
  • Xing M, Yang J, Wang Y, Liu J, Yu F. A comparative study of synchronous treatment of sewage and sludge by two vermifiltrations using an epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida. J Hazard Mater. 2011;185:881–888. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.09.103
  • Sinha RK, Bharambe G, Chaudhari U. Sewage treatment by vermifiltration with synchronous treatment of sludge by earthworms: a low-cost sustainable technology over conventional systems with potential for decentralization. Environmentalist. 2008;28:409–420. doi: 10.1007/s10669-008-9162-8
  • Tripathi G, Bhardwaj P. Decomposition of kitchen waste amended with cow manure using an epigeic species (Eisenia fetida) and ananecic species (Lampito mauritii). Bioresour Technol. 2004;92:215–218. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.08.013
  • Seetha N, Bhargava R, Kumar P. Effect of organic shock loads on a two-stage activated sludge-biofilm reactor. Bioresour Technol. 2010;101:3060–3066. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.12.055
  • Gunadi B, Edwards CA. The effects of multiple applications of different organic wastes on the growth, fecundity and survival of Eisenia fetida (Savigny Lumbricidae). Pedobiology. 2003;47:321–329. doi: 10.1078/0031-4056-00196
  • Hughes RJ, Nair J, Ho G. The risk of sodium toxicity from bed accumulation to key species{\newpage} in the vermifiltration wastewater treatment process. Bioresour Technol. 2009;100:3815–3819. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.01.017
  • Rajpal A, Bhargava R, Sasi SK, Chopra AK. On site domestic organic waste treatment through vermitechnology using indigenous earthworm species. Waste Man Res. 2012;30:266–275. doi: 10.1177/0734242X11403798
  • APHA/AWWA/WEF. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. 20th ed. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association/American Water Works Association/Water Environment Federation; 1998.
  • Kadlec RH, Wallace SD. Treatment wetlands. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL/London: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2009.
  • Arias CA, Cabello A, Brix H, Johansen NH. Removal of indicator bacteria from municipal wastewater in an experimental two-stage vertical flow constructed wetland system. Water Sci Technol. 2003;48:35–41.
  • Bhatia A, Ali M, Sahoo J, Madan S, Pathania R, Ahmed N, Kazmi AA. Microbial diversity during rotary drum and windrow pile composting. J Basic Microbiol. 2012;52:5–15. doi: 10.1002/jobm.201100077
  • Kadam AM, Oza GH, Nemade PD, Shankar HS. Pathogen removal from municipal wastewater in constructed soil filter. Ecol Eng. 2008;33:37–44. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.12.001
  • Bergey DH, Holt JG. Bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Williams and Wilkins; 2000.
  • Barnett HL, Hunter BB. Descriptions and illustrations of genera illustrated genera of imperfect fungi. 4th ed. St. Paul, MN: American Phytopathological Society; 1998. p. 68–69.
  • Shirling EB, Gottlieb D. Methods for characterization of Streptomyces species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 1966;16:313–340.
  • Sethi S, Kumar R, Gupta S. Antibiotic production by microbes isolated from soil. Int J Pharm Sci Res. 2013;4:2967–2973.
  • World Health Organization. WHO health guidelines for use of wastewater in agriculture and aquaculture. Technical report series 778. Geneva: WHO; 1989.
  • Reddy KR, Khallel R, Overcash MR. Behavior and transport of microbial pathogens and indicator organisms in soils treated with organic wastes. J Environ Qual. 1981;10: 255–266. doi: 10.2134/jeq1981.00472425001000030001x
  • Euras A. Earthworms: the ‘unheralded soldiers’ of mankind and ‘Farmer's friend’ working day and night under the soil: reviving the dreams of Sir Charles Darwin for promoting sustainable agriculture. J Agric Environ Sci. 2009;5: 1–55.
  • Kumar T, Rajpal A, Bhargava R, Prasad KS. Performance evaluation of vermifilter at different hydraulic loading rate using riverbed material. Ecol Eng. 2014;62:77–82. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.10.028
  • Vallembois P, Roch P, Lasseguer M, Crassand P. Anti-bacterial activity of the haemolytic system from the earthworms Eisenia fetida Andrei. J Invert Pathol. 1982;40: 21–27. doi: 10.1016/0022-2011(82)90032-5
  • Bajsa O, Nair J, Mathew K, Ho GE. Pathogen die-off in vermicomposting process. 6th conference on small water and wastewater treatment systems and 1st international conference on wastewater treatment and recycling; Perth, Australia; 2004. p. 104.
  • Ellis JR, McCalla TM. Fate of pathogens in soils receiving animal wastes – a review. Trans ASABE. 1976;21:309–313. doi: 10.13031/2013.35294
  • Holt JG, Krieg NR, Sneath PHA, Staley JT, Williams ST. Gram negative aerobic/microaerophilic rods and cocci. Bergeys manual of determinative bacteriology. 9th ed. Baltimore, MD: Waverly Press; 1994. p. 544–551.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.