A case study on the Leaf litter management through Vermicomposting
technology using the epigeic earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae

Abstract :

Examination of the physico-chemical profiles of the bore well, open well and corporation water samples of Thiruverumbur area of Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India showed that the open wells were highly polluted with very high levels of total dissolved solids, total alkalinity and total hardness, and the bore wells with fluoride content higher than the permissible limit of the World Health Organisation. The deep aquifers had higher fluoride levels than the open well aquifers. Microbial pollution was recorded in 12.0% of bore wells, 11.1% of open wells and 6.3% of corporation water samples.