Role of bulking agents, process optimization, and different earthworm species in the vermiremediation process of industrial wastes: A review

Rapid industrialization and consumerism have aggravated the generation of industrial waste globally, consequently posing a serious problem related to their treatment, disposal, management. Industrial wastes or sludges are mainly characterised by undesirable levels heavy metals, toxic chemicals, other organic compounds. Deposition such in environmental matrices for prolonged periods may result contamination, consequent accumulation these harmful constituents ecological food chain. Unavailability appropriate disposal mechanisms is matter concern that could severely pollute environment risk human health. Vermicomposting has emerged as feasible environmentally friendly bioremediation technology provide solution this problem. However, vermicomposting requires better understanding its inextricable factors make it viable process. Thus, present study was undertaken insights on influence different bulking agents abiotic process, well as, role earthworm species successful implementation process waste.