| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Municipal wastewater, sewage sludge, and agriculture -- Municipal wastewater and sludge treatment -- Soil, crop, and ground water effects -- Public health concerns about infectious disease agents -- Public health concerns about chemical constituents in treated wastewater and sludge -- Regulations governing agriculture use of municipal wastewater and sludge -- Economic, legal, and institutional issues. |
| Summary |
This book reviews the practice of reclaiming treated municipal wastewater for agricultural irrigation and using sewage sludge as a soil amendment and fertilizer in the United States. It describes and evaluates treatment technologies and practices; effects on soils, crop production, and ground water; public health concerns from pathogens and toxic chemicals; existing regulations and guidelines; and some of the economic, liability, and institutional issues. The recommendations and findings are aimed at authorities at the federal, state, and local levels, public utilities, and the food processing industry. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sewage sludge as fertilizer.
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Sewage sludge as fertilizer. |
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Sewage sludge as fertilizer -- Environmental aspects.
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Sewage sludge as fertilizer -- Environmental aspects. |
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Sewage sludge as fertilizer -- Health aspects.
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Sewage sludge as fertilizer -- Health aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Use of Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluents and Sludge in the Production of Crops for Human Consumption.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Use of reclaimed water and sludge in food crop production. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996 0309054796 (DLC) 96067381 (OCoLC)34536917 |
| ISBN |
0585030863 (electronic book) |
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9780585030869 (electronic book) |
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0309083850 (paperback) |
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9780309083850 (paperback) |
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0309054796 |
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