Changes in several physco-chemical properties of aged food waste and feeding response of tiger worms(Eisenia fetida) on it

부숙된 음식물 쓰레기의 이화학성상 변화 및 줄지렁이의 섭식반응

Food wastes with different regional origins were mixed with bulking agent such as paper mill sludge or night soil, and aged for 21 days or 28 days. And aged food wastes were fed to the earthworm(tiger worm, Eisenia fetida) for 60 days. There were no significant physico-chemical differences among the food wastes with different regional origins. EC values and NaCl concentrations in food wastes were too high for earthworms to survive. Food wastes mixed with paper mill sludge were vermicomposted more efficiently than food wastes mixed with night soil, but the over-all vermicomposting rates on the food wastes were much lower than that on paper mill sludge because EC values and NaCl concentrations were still high for earthworm to compost the feeds. Earthworm population did not increase its biomass on the food wastes mixed with paper mill sludge or night soil, whereas earthworm population fed with paper mill sludge increased its biomass by 20% for 60 days. It could be concluded that a solution for reducing NaCl concentrations in food waste should be developed to vermicompost food waste.

서로 다른 지역에서 발생한 음식물 쓰레기에 제지슬러지, 인분케익을 혼합하여 부숙시킨 후, 부숙기간에 따른 음식물 쓰레기의 이화학적 성상 및 줄지렁이의 섭식반응 및 생체량 변화를 조사하였다. 발생지역에 따른 음식물 쓰레기의 이화학적 성상은 큰 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났으며, 지렁이가 섭식하기에는 음식물 쓰레기내의 염분 농도가 전반적으로 높게 나타났다. 음식물 쓰레기에 인분케?을 혼합하여 부숙시켰을 때보다 제지슬러지를 혼합, 부숙시켰을 경우 염류농도 저하효과가 높게 나타났으나, 지렁이의 섭식효율과 생장률을 크게 개선시킬만큼 효율적이지는 않은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 음식물 쓰레기에 대해서 지렁이 처리법을 적용시키기 위해서는 음식물 쓰레기내의 염류농도를 저하시키는 방법의 개발이 선행되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.