Useful manual for CSP 2012 Communicating Scientific Principles of Ecology A Manual on Waste Management
Contents
INTRODUCTION
Ecological Principles
MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Ecological Principles Related to Environmental Problems
SOLUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS
What is a wetland?
What is a Constructed Wetland?
How does a Constructed Wetland function?
Benefits of a Constructed Wetland
Constraints of a Constructed Wetland
Can the Constructed Wetlands treat all kinds of Wastewater?
Are all Constructed Wetlands of the same kind?
Can Constructed Wetlands work under all climatic conditions?
CONSTRUCTION OF A WETLAND SYSTEM
Planning before Construction
Constructing the Wetland System
Construction of a Settling Tank
The Gravel Bed with Plants
Operation and Maintenance
Troubleshooting
UNDERSTANDING VERMICOMPOST
What is Vermicompost?
How Vermicomposting differs from Compost?
Advantages of Vermicomposting
Limitations to vermicomposting
About the Earthworms
Most Suitable Earthworms for Vermicomposting
PRODUCTION OF VERMICOMPOST
Vermicomposting in a Bin
Continuous Processing of Organic Matter
Windrows for Large-scale Vermicomposting
COMPOST FROM WEEDS
RELEVANT SOURCES OF INFORMATION
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