Beneficial uses program. Progress report for period ending June 30, 1980

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5720002

Yeager, J G ^[1]

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1. ed.

Progress in research on beneficial uses of gamma irradiated sewage sludge is reported with a review of activities at the Sandia Irradiator for Dried Sewage Solids (SIDSS) facility; programs for promoting the transfer of the sewage sludge irradiation technology to the municipal sector which is concerned with sludge management; results of pathogen-reduction studies; studies of the effects of irradiated sewage sludge ingestion on the reproductive characteristics and weight gain of ewes; and research on the effects of sludge additions on the behavior of heavy metals in soils. (LCL)

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5720002
• Report Number(s): SAND-81-1629; ON: DE82003112
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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