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Title: Management of sewage sludge and ash containing radioactive materials.

Abstract

Approximately 50% of the seven to eight million metric tonnes of municipal sewage sludge produced annually in the US is reused. Beneficial uses of sewage sludge include agricultural land application, land reclamation, forestry, and various commercial applications. Excessive levels of contaminants, however, can limit the potential usefulness of land-applied sewage sludge. A recently completed study by a federal inter-agency committee has identified radioactive contaminants that could interfere with the safe reuse of sewage sludge. The study found that typical levels of radioactive materials in most municipal sewage sludge and incinerator ash do not present a health hazard to sewage treatment plant workers or to the general public. The inter-agency committee has developed recommendations for operators of sewage treatment plants for evaluating measured or estimated levels of radioactive material in sewage sludge and for determining whether actions to reduce potential exposures are appropriate.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USNRC
OSTI Identifier:
950213
Report Number(s):
ANL/EVS/JA-63797
TRN: US200910%%119
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
IJEWM
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: 2-3 ; 2007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; FORESTRY; GROUND DISPOSAL; HEALTH HAZARDS; INCINERATORS; LAND RECLAMATION; LIQUID WASTES; MANAGEMENT; METRICS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RECOMMENDATIONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE PROCESSING

Citation Formats

Bachmaier, J T, Aiello, K, Bastian, R K, Cheng, J -J, Chiu, W A, Goodman, J, Hogan, R, Jones, A R, Kamboj, S, Lenhart, T, Ott, W R, Rubin, A B, Salomon, S N, Schmidt, D W, Setlow, L W, Yu, C, Wolbarst, A B, Environmental Science Division, Middlesex County Utilities Authority, EPA, U S, N.J. Dept of Environmental Protection, and NRC,. Management of sewage sludge and ash containing radioactive materials.. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1504/IJEWM.2007.013639.
Bachmaier, J T, Aiello, K, Bastian, R K, Cheng, J -J, Chiu, W A, Goodman, J, Hogan, R, Jones, A R, Kamboj, S, Lenhart, T, Ott, W R, Rubin, A B, Salomon, S N, Schmidt, D W, Setlow, L W, Yu, C, Wolbarst, A B, Environmental Science Division, Middlesex County Utilities Authority, EPA, U S, N.J. Dept of Environmental Protection, & NRC,. Management of sewage sludge and ash containing radioactive materials.. United States. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEWM.2007.013639
Bachmaier, J T, Aiello, K, Bastian, R K, Cheng, J -J, Chiu, W A, Goodman, J, Hogan, R, Jones, A R, Kamboj, S, Lenhart, T, Ott, W R, Rubin, A B, Salomon, S N, Schmidt, D W, Setlow, L W, Yu, C, Wolbarst, A B, Environmental Science Division, Middlesex County Utilities Authority, EPA, U S, N.J. Dept of Environmental Protection, and NRC,. 2007. "Management of sewage sludge and ash containing radioactive materials.". United States. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEWM.2007.013639.
@article{osti_950213,
title = {Management of sewage sludge and ash containing radioactive materials.},
author = {Bachmaier, J T and Aiello, K and Bastian, R K and Cheng, J -J and Chiu, W A and Goodman, J and Hogan, R and Jones, A R and Kamboj, S and Lenhart, T and Ott, W R and Rubin, A B and Salomon, S N and Schmidt, D W and Setlow, L W and Yu, C and Wolbarst, A B and Environmental Science Division and Middlesex County Utilities Authority and EPA, U S and N.J. Dept of Environmental Protection and NRC,},
abstractNote = {Approximately 50% of the seven to eight million metric tonnes of municipal sewage sludge produced annually in the US is reused. Beneficial uses of sewage sludge include agricultural land application, land reclamation, forestry, and various commercial applications. Excessive levels of contaminants, however, can limit the potential usefulness of land-applied sewage sludge. A recently completed study by a federal inter-agency committee has identified radioactive contaminants that could interfere with the safe reuse of sewage sludge. The study found that typical levels of radioactive materials in most municipal sewage sludge and incinerator ash do not present a health hazard to sewage treatment plant workers or to the general public. The inter-agency committee has developed recommendations for operators of sewage treatment plants for evaluating measured or estimated levels of radioactive material in sewage sludge and for determining whether actions to reduce potential exposures are appropriate.},
doi = {10.1504/IJEWM.2007.013639},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/950213}, journal = {IJEWM},
number = 2-3 ; 2007,
volume = 1,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007}
}