Potentiality of Eisenia fetida to degrade disposable paper cups—an ecofriendly solution to solid waste pollution

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 2868 - 2876
• Main Authors: Arumugam, Karthika, Ganesan, Seethadevi, Muthunarayanan, Vasanthy, Vivek, Swabna, Sugumar, Susila, Munusamy, Vivekanadhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.02.2015; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter baumannii; Agricultural wastes; Animals; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Bacillus; Bacillus anthracis; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus endophyticus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacteria; Bacteria - genetics; Base Sequence; Biodegradation, Environmental; Cattle; Cattle manure; Composting; Composts; crops; Degradation; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Developing countries; DNA; Dung; Earth and Environmental Science; earthworms; Ecotoxicology; Eisenia fetida; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Endophytes; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental impact; Feces; Fourier analysis; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fourier transforms; genes; India; Infrared spectroscopy; Lactobacillus; Landfill; LDCs; Manure - analysis; Manures; Mineralization; Molecular Sequence Data; Oligochaeta; Oligochaeta - genetics; Oligochaeta - metabolism; Physicochemical properties; pollution; protein content; Refuse Disposal - methods; Research Article; ribosomal RNA; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; rRNA 16S; Sequence Analysis, RNA; Soil; Soil Microbiology; Solid wastes; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Strains (organisms); value-added products; Vermicomposting; vermicomposts; Waste management; Waste materials; Waste Water Technology; Wastes; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Worms; India; Tamil Nadu India; Vermicomposting; 16S rRNA; SDS-PAGE; FT-IR; Paper cups

The aim of the present study was to subject the post-consumer waste, namely paper cups for vermicomposting along with cow dung in three different ratios for a period of 90–140 days employing Eisenia fetida. The post-consumer wastes are a menace in many developing countries including India. This wast...