December 2011

Heavy metals remediation from urban wastes using three species of earthworm (Eudrilus eugeniae, Eisenia fetida and Perionyx excavatus)

  Remediation of Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu) and Manganese (Mn) by the three earthworm species - Eudrilus eugeniae, Eisenia fetida and Perionyx excavatus from three different urban wastes (Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Market Waste (MW) and Flower Waste (FW)) through the vermicomposting process carried out for sixty days was investigated. The metals concentrations...

Author(s): Swati Pattnaik and M. Vikram Reddy

December 2011

Toxicological effects of burrow pit effluent from a waste dump on periwinkle (Tympanotonus fuscatus linne)

  Burrow pit effluent collected from a waste dump site in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria was subjected to sublethal test using periwinkle (Tympanotonus fuscatus linne). This was to ascertain if the heavy metals and organic constituents in the burrow pit effluent bioaccumulated in the tissues of the organisms. The test was conducted using the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) protocol...

Author(s): OGELEKA D. F. and TUDARARO-AHEROBO L. E.