ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Organic Matter and Nitrogen Distribution,
and Functional Groups of Filter at Earthworm
Packing Bed in Vermifiltration
Fei Yang1, Longmian Wang2, Guoxiang Wang1, Peng Du3, Yimin Zhang2
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1School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
2Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection,
Nanjing 210042, P. R. China
3Sino-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Protection, Ministry of Environmental Protection,
Beijing 100029, P. R. China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(1):375-380
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ABSTRACT
This paper studies organic matter (OM) and nitrogen (N) distributions at different depths of an earthworm
packing bed, and the N distribution in situ solution in artificial soil (AS). The contents of OM, nitrate
nitrogen (NO3¯N), ammonia nitrogen (NH3¯N), and total nitrogen (TN) changed along with the depth of AS.
The results of N concentration in situ solution indicated that 35 cm to 40 cm thickness of earthworm packing
bed thickness was optimal for removing NH3¯N and TN for synthetic wastewater treatment. Fourier transform
infrared spectra showed that most intensity variations of the absorbance peaks increased in AS, decreased in
detritus, and slightly changed in sand after synthetic wastewater treatment. Furthermore, certain functional
chemical attributes might evaluate the OM contents at the VF media, and AS could act as the main matrices
for OM reaction.