• Gokhale Prathamesh Ramesh
• Bhosale S. M.

Wastewater is water which has been adversely affected in physical, chemical and biological characteristics. The wastewater generation and its treatment has become a consequential health issue in the developing countries due to the inadequate treatment facilities. The most important source of contamination of water resources is discharge of untreated wastewater in surface and sub-surface water courses. Vermifiltration is more dependable than various other wastewater treatment technologies as they need more area, high maintenance cost, high energy consumption. Stagnant wastewater consist organic matter such as polysaccharides, methanol could be degraded by the bacteria, fungus and algae. Some of them, such as acetone and methanol, could cause acute toxicity when existed in wastewater at high concentration. It also causes different waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, cholera and some other. The treatment systems that require comparatively low costs, energy and maintenance are better for treatment of rural domestic wastewater. There is no sludge formation in this process which requires more expenditure on landfill disposal. This is an odour free process and resulting vermifiltered water is clean enough to be reused in parks, gardens and for farm irrigation. Earthworms decomposes different biodegradable material from wastewater aerobically and convert it into humus which can use as a fertilizer.

bio-filter, Eisenia fetida, sewage wastewater treatment, vermifiltration, earthworms, enzymes, microfiltration, greywater, decentralization of wastewater, hydroponics, organic matter removal, emerging technology.

"AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY OF LOW COST, DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER TREATMENT: VERMIFILTER INTEGRATED WITH HYDROPONICS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no.b949-b961, September-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209219.pdf

"AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY OF LOW COST, DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER TREATMENT: VERMIFILTER INTEGRATED WITH HYDROPONICS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no. ppb949-b961, September-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209219.pdf