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The feasibility of using spent mushroom compost of oyster mushroom as a bioremediating agent.

by Ching Mei Lun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-145). / List of Tables --- p.I / List of Figures --- p.III / Abbreviations --- p.VII / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Present situation of municipal solid wastes in Hong Kong --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Landfill in Hong Kong --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Landfill leachate --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.1.1 --- Generation --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.1.2 --- Quality --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.1.3 --- Environmental hazard --- p.17 / Chapter 1.2.1.4 --- Treatment --- p.18 / Chapter 1.2.1.5 --- Other alternatives --- p.24 / Chapter 1.3 --- Spent mushroom compost --- p.27 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Production and nature --- p.27 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Availability --- p.29 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Physical and chemical properties --- p.31 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Capabilities to degrade phenolic compounds --- p.31 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- Potential uses --- p.37 / Chapter 1.4 --- Proposal and exp erimental plan --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.41 / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials --- p.41 / Chapter 2.2 --- Physical and chemical analyses of pollutants --- p.41 / Chapter 2.3 --- Basic studies on removal capacities on potential pollutants --- p.48 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- "Removal of dyes, metals and ammonia" --- p.48 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Removal of pentachlorophenol --- p.53 / Chapter 2.4 --- Applied studies on removal of pollutants --- p.58 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Treatment of landfill leachate --- p.58 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Microcosm to examine the decomposition of refuse --- p.60 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Phytotoxicity --- p.65 / Chapter 2.5 --- Statistical analysis --- p.65 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Results --- p.67 / Chapter 3.1 --- Characterization of spent mushroom compost and landfill leachate --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2 --- Removal capacities of spent mushroom compost --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Biosorption of dyes --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Evercion yellow --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.1.2 --- Evercion navy H-ER blue --- p.73 / Chapter 3.2.1.3 --- Congo red --- p.74 / Chapter 3.2.1.4 --- Adsorption isotherm --- p.75 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Biosorption of metals --- p.75 / Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Lead --- p.75 / Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Iron --- p.81 / Chapter 3.2.2.3 --- Cadmium --- p.82 / Chapter 3.2.2.4 --- Adsorption isotherm --- p.82 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Removal of ammonia --- p.85 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Basic study --- p.85 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Applied removal of ammonia from landfill leachate --- p.85 / Chapter 3.2.3.2.1 --- Effect of indigenous micro-organims in landfill leachate --- p.85 / Chapter 3.2.3.2.2 --- Effect of spent mushroom compost and glucose --- p.85 / Chapter 3.2.3.2.3 --- Effect of sugar cane waste extract --- p.89 / Chapter 3.2.3.2.4 --- Effect of sugar cane waste and concentration of glucose --- p.89 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Removal of pentachlorophenol --- p.91 / Chapter 3.2.4.1 --- Removal by spent mushroom compost --- p.91 / Chapter 3.2.4.2 --- Identification of two spent mushroom compost micro-organisms --- p.91 / Chapter 3.2.4.3 --- Pentachlorophenol-degrading abilities of the two micro-organisms --- p.99 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- A microcosm to examine the decomposition of refuse --- p.99 / Chapter 3.2.5.1 --- pH --- p.99 / Chapter 3.2.5.2 --- Salinity --- p.99 / Chapter 3.2.5.3 --- Turbidity --- p.103 / Chapter 3.2.5.4 --- Ammonia content --- p.103 / Chapter 3.2.5.5 --- Orthophosphate content --- p.106 / Chapter 3.2.5.6 --- "Inorganic, organic and total carbon contents" --- p.106 / Chapter 3.2.5.7 --- Metals --- p.106 / Chapter 3.2.5.8 --- Gases production --- p.112 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Phytotoxicity --- p.112 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion --- p.117 / Chapter 4.1 --- Characterization of the spent mushroom compost --- p.117 / Chapter 4.2 --- Removal abilities of pollutants by the spent mushroom compost --- p.119 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Metals and dyes --- p.119 / Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Adsorption --- p.119 / Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Adsorption specificity --- p.123 / Chapter 4.2.1.3 --- Adsorption isotherm --- p.125 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Pentachlorophenol --- p.127 / Chapter 4.3 --- Decomposition of refuse --- p.129 / Chapter 4.4 --- Removal of ammonia in landfill leachate --- p.132 / Chapter 4.5 --- Phytotoxicity --- p.133 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.135 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Reference --- p.137 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Appendix --- p.146

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322711
Date January 1997
ContributorsChing, Mei Lun., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vii, 151 leaves : ill. (some col. mounted) ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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