Studies on integrated use of tannery wastewater, municipal solid waste and fly ash amended compost on vegetable growth

Nalawade PM¹, Kamble JR², Late AM³, Solunke KR⁴, Mule MB^5
1Department of Environmental Science, Dr. B. A. M. University, Aurangabad, (M.S.) India
²M. K. W. Biosystems Pvt. Ltd. Pune
³Department of Environmental Science, Dr. B. A. M. University, Aurangabad, (M.S.) India
⁴Department of Environmental Science, Dr. B. A. M. University, Aurangabad, (M.S.) India
⁵Department of Environmental Science, Dr. B. A. M. University, Aurangabad, (M.S.) India

Received : -     Accepted : -     Published : 21-12-2009
Volume : 1     Issue : 2       Pages : 55 - 58
Int J Agr Sci 1.2 (2009):55-58
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-3710.1.2.55-58

Keywords : Composting, Trigonella fenugercur, Pisum sativam, Earthworms, Azotobactor sp. Fly ash
Conflict of Interest : None declared

The present study is an attempt carried out to explore the possibility of finding the solution to environmental problem by eco-friendly technique. Utilization of bacteria, earthworms and its compost for growing crops having much more importance in recent years, under concept of sustainable agriculture. In the present investigation tannery waste water, municipal solid waste and cow dung is being used with the help of bacteria and earthworm for manure preparation. Three different methods are used i.e. pit composting, bacterial composting and vermicomposting for manure preparation, which for vermicomposting Eisenia foetida species and for bacterial composting Azatobactor sp. were used. For preparation of compost 2:2:1 proportion of cow dung, municipal solid waste and saw dust is used respectively, followed by spraying tannery waste water. During the present study waste material were analyzed for its chemical characteristics before and after composting. The compost produced from these three different methods was mixed with fly ash generated in coal based thermal power plant and used for selected vegetable plants i.e., Trigonella fenugrecum (Methi) and Pisum sativum (Watana) to study the growth rate. The polyphenol and chlorophyll content of selected vegetable plants were studied with comprising the chemical characteristics of soil.

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