Resumen de El vermicompostaje como alternativa para el reciclaje de lodos residuales derivados de la industria papelera

Cahyani Elvira, L. Sampedro, S. Mato, Rogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca

• Vermicomposting is a process of biooxidation and stabilization of organic materials involving the joint action of earthworms and microorganisms, by which high-quality organic fertilizers called vermicomposts are obtained. Waste sludge from the pulp-paper and paper industry may be converted using vermicomposting techniques which require correct conditioning of the waste. Earthworms speed up the biodegradation and humification processes of these soil sludges. Vermicomposts are obtained which could be used as organic amendments or fertilizers in agriculture and forestry.