An Overview of the Environmental Applicability of Vermicompost: From Wastewater Treatment to the Development of Sensitive Analytical Methods

Table 1

Application of vermicompost for treating wastewaters.

Application	Retained chemical species	Country	Reference
Removal of metallic ion from aqueous solutions	Cd^2+	Brazil	[6]
Decontamination of wastes and synthetic solutions	Cd^2+, Cr^6+, Cu^2+, Pb^2+, and Zn^2+	Brazil	[29]
Decontamination of wastes	Cu^2+, Ni^2+, and Zn^2+	Brazil	[30]
Decontamination of wastes	Zn^2+	Brazil	[31]
Decontamination of wastes	Cr^3+, Ni^2+, Pb^2+, and V^5+	Argentina and Venezuela	[32]
Decontamination of wastes	Cd^2+, Cu^2+, Pb^2+, and Zn^2+	Brazil	[33]
Removal of metallic ion from aqueous media	Pb^2+	Mexico	[34]
Removal of metallic ions from aqueous media	Al^3+ and Fe^2+	Brazil	[35]
Retention of organic dyes	Crystal violet and methylene blue	Brazil	[36]
Removal of pesticide from aqueous solutions	Methylparathion	Brazil	[37]
Removal of metallic ions from aqueous solutions	Cu^2+ and Zn^2+	Brazil	[38]
Removal of organic compounds from domestic wastes	Soluble organic compounds	Australia	[39]
Treatment of wastewater	Cd^2+, Cu^2+, Pb^2+, and Zn^2+	Czech Republic	[40]
Removal of metallic ions from aqueous solutions	Cd^2+ and Pb^2+	Brazil	[41]
Removal of metallic ions from aqueous solutions	Pb^2+	Venezuela	[42]