Coir pith is an organic matter which originates from the tropical hemisphere, especially from southeast Asia where coconut oil production is extensive. For professional oil winning companies, the husk of the nut is a waste product. These coconut husks mainly consist of coir pith and coir fibers. Initially, coir pith was considered a waste but now research has established widespread applications...

Materials and Methods The poultry industry in India has undergone a paradigm shift, from backyard venture before the 1960s to vibrant intensive agribusiness, growing at around 8 to 10% annually over the last decade. This fast growing industry is currently facing issues regarding waste management. Accumulation of large amount of wastes is one of the major problems, posing serious challenge to th...

Pathogen contamination of waterways is a serious concern in dairy farming areas where livestock waste is applied to agricultural fields. As an alternative, a biodrying composting system dries collected livestock waste, reduces the strong odors, and has been proposed as a means of reducing, and even eliminating pathogens present in the waste. Therefore, the survival of pathogens in a biodrying c...

In the last five years or so, biofuels have been given notable consideration worldwide as an alternative to fossil fuels, due to their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by partial replacement of oil as a transport fuel. The production of biofuels using a sustainable approach, should consider local production of biofuels, obtained from local feedstocks and adapted to the socio-economi...

The composting process is a proven method of stabilizing organically-based substrates into high quality organic matter sources which are suitable for horticultural, turf and agricultural applications. Composting has also become a popular waste treatment process, used by many nations around the world, to transform society’s by-products into valuable products that can actually benefit society. As...

sod culture is one of the important methods in establishing and repairing of turf grass, especially in sport fields. nowadays, a mixture of sand and peat are commonly used in sod production in iran. because peat media is expensive, it seems necessary to find an alternative medium. rice hull, tea waste and leaf compost as economical organic material that are available in huge loads in north of i...

In 1996, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) published a report entitled Integrated Animal Waste Management. One of the recommendations in that report was to “change animal diets to decrease nutrient outputs” (CAST 1996, 1). Since that time, concentration of animal production units has continued, public concern about the environmental effects of animal manure has increase...

Environmental pollution due to heavy metals like mercury is of serious concern throughout the world. Due to anthropogenic activities, the concentration of mercury has increased in the environment. Though many methods are available for mercury removal, adsorption is considered as simple, economical and versatile method. In this paper the efficiency of mercury removal from aqueous solution using ...