Initial fermentation of sea sludge using aerobic and thermophilic microorganisms in a mangrove soil.
As sea sludge has the potential to cause eutrophication and red tide resulting in the death of shellfish and offensive odors, an effective method to treat it is needed. It was found that adding soil taken from a mangrove swamp to sea sludge promoted an initial fermentation of the sludge constituents. The result suggested that certain microorganisms that were thought to inhabit the sub-tropical mangrove soil had the potential to play a significant role in the fermentation and that the use of the microorganisms in the mangrove soil might be useful for composting sea sludge.
Ando
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Y
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsugi
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N
Yano
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K
Hasebe
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Y
Karube
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I
D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000378:metabolism*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005285:Fermentation; D012275:Oryza; D012722:Sewage; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D012722:Sewage; D002245:Carbon Dioxide