Bhattacharya SS, Chattopadhyay GN (2004) Transformation of nitrogen during vermicomposting
of fly ash. Waste Manag Res 22(6):488–491
Bhattacharya SS, Chattopadhyay GN (2006) Effect of vermicomposting on the transformation of
some trace elements in fly ash. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 75(1–3):223–231
Bilej M, Brys L, Beschin A, Lucas R, Vercauteren E, Hanušová R, De Baetselier P (1995)
Identification of a cytolytic protein in the coelomic fluid of Eisenia foetida earthworms.
Immunol Lett 45(1–2):123–128
Bombatkar V (1996) The miracle called compost. The Other India Press, Pune
Borowski E (1995) Response of tomatoes to NO3-N or NH4-N applied to sand loam, and soil
substrate. Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie Sklodowska 3:111–118
Bozym M (2017) Heavy metal content in compost and earthworms from home composters.
Ochrona Srodowiska i Zasobow Naturalnych 28(4):1–4
Brunetto G, Miotto A, Ceretta CA, Schmitt DE, Heinzen J, Moraes MP, Canton L, Tiecher TL,
Comin JJ, Girotto E (2014) Mobility of copper and zinc fractions in fungicide-amended
vineyard sandy soils. Arch Agron Soil Sci 60:609–624
Cooper EL, Ru B, Weng N (2004) Earthworms: sources of antimicrobial and anticancer molecules.
In: Complementary and alternative approaches to biomedicine. Springer, Boston, MA, pp
359–389
Ćujić M, Dragović S, Đorđević M, Dragović R, Gajić B (2016) Environmental assessment of heavy
metals around the largest coal-fired power plant in Serbia. Catena 139:44–52
Delgado MA, Mora J (1995) Nonparametric and semiparametric estimation with discrete regressors. Econometrica 63:1477–1484
Dixit A, Lokesharappa (2011) Disposal and management of fly ash. In: International conference on
355 life science and technology, IPCBEE, vol 3. IACSIT Press, Singapore
Domínguez J (2004) State of the art and new perspectives on vermicomposting research. In:
Edwards CA (ed) Earthworm ecology, 2nd edn. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp 401–424
Domínguez J, Edwards CA (2011) Biology and ecology of earthworm species used for
vermicomposting. In: Edwards CA, Arancon NQ, Sherman RL (eds) Vermiculture technology:
earthworms, organic waste and environmental management. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp
25–37
Edwards CA (1995) The commercial and environmental potential of vermicomposting: a historical
overview. Biocycle, June: 62–63
Edwards CA, Bohlen PJ (eds) (1996) Biology and ecology of earthworm. Chapman & Hall,
London, p 426
Ganeshnauth V, Jaikishun S, Ansari AA, Homenauth O (2018) The effect of vermicompost and
other fertilizers on the growth and productivity of pepper plants in Guyana. In: Hussmann S (ed)
Automation in agriculture-securing food supplies for future generations. Rijeka, Intech. https://
doi.org/10.5772/intechOpen.73262
Garg VK, Kaushik P (2005) Vermistabilization of textile mill sludge spiked with poultry droppings
by an epigeic earthworm Eisenia foetida. Bioresour Technol 96:1063–1071
Garg P, Gupta A, Satya S (2006) Vermicomposting of different types of waste using Eisenia
foetida: a comparative study. Bioresourc Technol 97:391–395
Goswami LS, Pratihar S, Dasgupta P, Bhattacharyya P, Mudoi J, Bora SS, Bhattacharya KH (2016)
Exploring metal detoxification and accumulation potential during vermicomposting of tea
factory coal ash: sequential extraction and fluorescence probe analysis. Sci Rep 6:30402
Gunjal SS, Nikam TM (1992) Grape cultivation through earthworm farming. In: National seminar
on organic farming, organized by Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, College of
Agriculture, Pune, pp 18–19
Gupta SK, Singh SB, Sundararaman V (1997) Cadmium toxicity in earthworm, Mataphire
posthums: ultra structural changes in secretary cells of clitellar epithelium. Indian J Exp Biol
35(7):780–786
Gupta SK, Tewari A, Srivastava R, Murthy RC, Chandra S (2005) Potential of Eisenia foetida for
sustainable and efficient vermicomposting of fly ash. Water Air Soil Pollut 163(1–4):293–302
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of fly ash. Waste Manag Res 22(6):488–491
Bhattacharya SS, Chattopadhyay GN (2006) Effect of vermicomposting on the transformation of
some trace elements in fly ash. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 75(1–3):223–231
Bilej M, Brys L, Beschin A, Lucas R, Vercauteren E, Hanušová R, De Baetselier P (1995)
Identification of a cytolytic protein in the coelomic fluid of Eisenia foetida earthworms.
Immunol Lett 45(1–2):123–128
Bombatkar V (1996) The miracle called compost. The Other India Press, Pune
Borowski E (1995) Response of tomatoes to NO3-N or NH4-N applied to sand loam, and soil
substrate. Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie Sklodowska 3:111–118
Bozym M (2017) Heavy metal content in compost and earthworms from home composters.
Ochrona Srodowiska i Zasobow Naturalnych 28(4):1–4
Brunetto G, Miotto A, Ceretta CA, Schmitt DE, Heinzen J, Moraes MP, Canton L, Tiecher TL,
Comin JJ, Girotto E (2014) Mobility of copper and zinc fractions in fungicide-amended
vineyard sandy soils. Arch Agron Soil Sci 60:609–624
Cooper EL, Ru B, Weng N (2004) Earthworms: sources of antimicrobial and anticancer molecules.
In: Complementary and alternative approaches to biomedicine. Springer, Boston, MA, pp
359–389
Ćujić M, Dragović S, Đorđević M, Dragović R, Gajić B (2016) Environmental assessment of heavy
metals around the largest coal-fired power plant in Serbia. Catena 139:44–52
Delgado MA, Mora J (1995) Nonparametric and semiparametric estimation with discrete regressors. Econometrica 63:1477–1484
Dixit A, Lokesharappa (2011) Disposal and management of fly ash. In: International conference on
355 life science and technology, IPCBEE, vol 3. IACSIT Press, Singapore
Domínguez J (2004) State of the art and new perspectives on vermicomposting research. In:
Edwards CA (ed) Earthworm ecology, 2nd edn. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp 401–424
Domínguez J, Edwards CA (2011) Biology and ecology of earthworm species used for
vermicomposting. In: Edwards CA, Arancon NQ, Sherman RL (eds) Vermiculture technology:
earthworms, organic waste and environmental management. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp
25–37
Edwards CA (1995) The commercial and environmental potential of vermicomposting: a historical
overview. Biocycle, June: 62–63
Edwards CA, Bohlen PJ (eds) (1996) Biology and ecology of earthworm. Chapman & Hall,
London, p 426
Ganeshnauth V, Jaikishun S, Ansari AA, Homenauth O (2018) The effect of vermicompost and
other fertilizers on the growth and productivity of pepper plants in Guyana. In: Hussmann S (ed)
Automation in agriculture-securing food supplies for future generations. Rijeka, Intech. https://
doi.org/10.5772/intechOpen.73262
Garg VK, Kaushik P (2005) Vermistabilization of textile mill sludge spiked with poultry droppings
by an epigeic earthworm Eisenia foetida. Bioresour Technol 96:1063–1071
Garg P, Gupta A, Satya S (2006) Vermicomposting of different types of waste using Eisenia
foetida: a comparative study. Bioresourc Technol 97:391–395
Goswami LS, Pratihar S, Dasgupta P, Bhattacharyya P, Mudoi J, Bora SS, Bhattacharya KH (2016)
Exploring metal detoxification and accumulation potential during vermicomposting of tea
factory coal ash: sequential extraction and fluorescence probe analysis. Sci Rep 6:30402
Gunjal SS, Nikam TM (1992) Grape cultivation through earthworm farming. In: National seminar
on organic farming, organized by Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, College of
Agriculture, Pune, pp 18–19
Gupta SK, Singh SB, Sundararaman V (1997) Cadmium toxicity in earthworm, Mataphire
posthums: ultra structural changes in secretary cells of clitellar epithelium. Indian J Exp Biol
35(7):780–786
Gupta SK, Tewari A, Srivastava R, Murthy RC, Chandra S (2005) Potential of Eisenia foetida for
sustainable and efficient vermicomposting of fly ash. Water Air Soil Pollut 163(1–4):293–302
17 Earthworm-Assisted Amelioration of Thermal Ash
293