Assessment of physico- chemical properties and microbial community during composting of municipal solid waste (Viz. KItchen waste) at Jhansi City, U.P. (India)

Authors

  • A K Pathak Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India
  • M M Singh Department of Geology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India
  • V Kumara Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India
  • S Arya Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India
  • A K Trivedi Environment Management Cell, Heidelberg Cement India Ltd, Damoh (MP), India

Keywords:

Municipal Solid Waste, Organic Carbon, Microbial Population

Abstract

Rapid industrialization and population explosion in India has led to the migration of people from villages to cities, which generate thousands of tons of Municipal Solid Waste (viz. Kitchen waste) MSW (Viz. KW) daily. Jhansi City is well known district of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh (India) with a geographical area of 502.75 thousand hectare. The district is situated in the South West corner of the region at 24º11' - 25º57' N latitude and 78º10' - 79º23' E longitudes. Population of Jhansi city is near about 4,79, 612. A detail study was conducted in four consecutive years to assess the potential and possibilities of MSW (Viz. KW) composting generated from Jhansi city, Uttar Pradesh. In the present study, we studied physico-chemical parameters and succession of microbial populations during composting process of MSW (Viz. KW) and found that the pH ranged between 7.1-7.9, Temperature 14-65.2°C, Organic Carbon 20-26 %, moisture content  22-66.7 %, nutrients N – 1.16 %, P – 0.04 %,  K – 0.34%, Na – 2.89 % and microbial colonies like Bacteria, fungi, and Actinomycetes were also present in large numbers.Temperature plays an important role in the growth of microbial colonies during composting of Municipal Solid waste (Viz. Kitchen Waste).

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Author Biographies

A K Pathak, Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India

Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India

M M Singh, Department of Geology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India

Department of Geology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India

V Kumara, Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India

Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India

S Arya, Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India

Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), India

A K Trivedi, Environment Management Cell, Heidelberg Cement India Ltd, Damoh (MP), India

Environment Management Cell, Heidelberg Cement India Ltd, Damoh (MP), India

Published

19-05-2012

How to Cite

Pathak, A. K., Singh, M. M., Kumara, V., Arya, S., & Trivedi, A. K. (2012). Assessment of physico- chemical properties and microbial community during composting of municipal solid waste (Viz. KItchen waste) at Jhansi City, U.P. (India). Recent Research in Science and Technology, 4(4). Retrieved from https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/rrst/article/view/882

Issue

Volume 4, Issue 4 (2012)

Section

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