ImpactU Versión 3.11.2 Última actualización: Interfaz de Usuario: 16/10/2025 Base de Datos: 29/08/2025 Hecho en Colombia
Proceso de transformación de biosólidos de las plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales (PTAR) con vermicompostaje y su aplicación en germinación, caso Colombia altitudes mayores a 1800 M.S.N.M.
In any area (urban or rural), communities require a certain amount of resources to meet their basic needs. Water is used in most daily activities such as food preparation, work hygiene, irrigation of crops, animal husbandry, manufacturing, energy production, among others. As a result, liquid waste is generated, whose final destination is the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is the set of works, facilities and processes to treat wastewater and thus give them a suitable arrangement and be directed towards the effluent. As a result of the treatment process, large amounts of organic sludge, which must be subjected to different processes of stabilization, to prevent them from causing environmental disadvantages are generated. By various means, it is possible to subject the sludge to various stabilization processes, giving rise to so-called biosolids, solid waste, solid or liquid that can then be used in some activities without generating harmful effects on human health. However, it is vital to know the kind of elements in them, in order to identify its characteristics and properties in accordance with the provisions of the rules. Vermicomposting, is a technique for worms using organic materials as these, through the digestive tract convert it into humus. Activities in germination, vermicomposting is an important contribution, considering it as natural and totally organic fertilizer, allows plants to improve their properties by improving its structure. With the aim of revising the vermicomposting process in Colombia, it is necessary to create and implement a manual of processes and procedures as a tool that allows standardizing activities, sequencing processes and perform continuous feedback to improve the system, based in the effective use of resources (see Annex 1). Similarly two introductory articles to the subject, which allow the reader to previous ideas and evaluate this methodology as a global tool to reduce the environmental impact caused by the handling of waste from the wastewater treatment were developed (see Annex 2 and Annex 3).