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biological treatment of herbal pharmaceutical wastewater. Water Sci Technol 61(9):2375–2380
Dhyani V, Bhaskar T (2019) Pyrolysis of biomass. In: Biofuels: alternative feedstocks and
conversion processes for the production of liquid and gaseous biofuels. Academic, Cambridge,
pp 217–244
Domínguez J (2004) 20 state-of-the-art and new perspectives on vermicomposting research. In:
Earthworm ecology. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 401–424
Dominguez J, Edwards CA (1997) Effects of stocking rate and moisture content on the growth and
maturation of Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta) in pig manure. Soil Biol Biochem 29(3–4):743–746
Domínguez J, Parmelee RW, Edwards CA (2003) Interactions between Eisenia andrei
(Oligochaeta) and nematode populations during vermicomposting. Pedobiologia 47(1):53–60
Eriksson E, Auffarth K, Henze M, Ledin A (2002) Characteristics of grey wastewater. Urban Water
4(1):85–104
Furlong C, Templeton MR, Gibson WT (2014) Processing of human faeces by wet vermifiltration
for improved on-site sanitation. J Water Sanit Hyg Dev 4(2):231–239
Furlong C, Gibson WT, Templeton MR, Taillade M, Kassam F, Crabb G, Kodgire M (2015) The
development of an onsite sanitation system based on vermifiltration: the ‘Tiger toilet’. J Water
Sanit Hyg Dev 5(4):608–613
Gan D, Liu M, Huang H, Chen J, Dou J, Wen Y et al (2018) Facile preparation of functionalized
carbon nanotubes with tannins through mussel-inspired chemistry and their application in the
removal of methylene blue. J Mol Liq 271:246–253
García-Fernández I, Fernández-Calderero I, Polo-López MI, Fernández-Ibáñez P (2015) Disinfection of urban effluents using solar TiO2 photocatalysis: a study of significance of dissolved
oxygen, temperature, type of microorganism and water matrix. Catal Today 240:30–38
Garg P, Gupta A, Satya S (2006) Vermicomposting of different types of waste using Eisenia fetida:
a comparative study. Bioresour Technol 97(3):391–395
Ghatnekar SD, Kavian MF, Sharma SM, Ghatnekar SS, Ghatnekar GS, Ghatnekar AV (2010)
Application of vermi-filter-based effluent treatment plant (pilot scale) for biomanagement of
liquid effluents from the gelatine industry. Dynamic soil, Dynamic plant 4(1):83–88
Hand P, Hayes WA, Satchell JE, Frankland JC (1988) Vermicomposting of cow slurry. In: Edwards
CA, Neuhauser EF (eds) Earthworms in waste and environmental management. SPB Academic
Publishing, The Hague
Hemalatha B (2013) Application of vermicomposting for the biodegradation of MSW and crop
improvement. Int J Adv Eng Technol 4(1):2–30
Huang H, Schwab K, Jacangelo JG (2009) Pretreatment for low pressure membranes in water
treatment: a review. Environ Sci Technol 43(9):3011–3019
Huang J, Lou I, Li Y (2016) Integrated water resources management for emergency situations: a
case study of Macau. J Environ Sci 50:72–78
Huang Q, Liu M, Zhao J, Chen J, Zeng G, Huang H et al (2018) Facile preparation of
polyethylenimine-tannins coated SiO 2 hybrid materials for Cu
2+ removal. Appl Surf Sci
427:535–544
Hughes RJ, Nair J, Ho G (2008) The toxicity of ammonia/ammonium to the vermifiltration
wastewater treatment process. Water Sci Technol 58(6):1215–1220
Husain A, Javed I, Khan NA (2014) Characterization and treatment of electroplating industry
wastewater using Fenton’s reagent. J Chem Pharm Res 6(1):622–627
Khan NA, Khan KA, Islam M (2012) Water and wastewater treatment using nanotechnology. In:
Chemistry of phytopotentials: health, energy and environmental perspectives. Springer, Berlin,
pp 315–318
Khan, N. A., Khan, S. U., Ahmed, S., Farooqi, I. H., Hussain, A., Vambol, S., & Vambol,
V. (2019a). Smart ways of hospital wastewater management, regulatory standards and
102
S. I. Singh et al.
