Landfilling of sewage sludge: technical support document

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5907848

This document provides the technical background and justification for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) proposed regulation (40 CFR Part 503) covering the disposal of municipal sewage sludge in sludge-only landfills (monofills). The document summarizes current practices at monofills and presents the risk-assessment methodology used to derive human health and environmental risk-based limits for contaminants in monofilled sewage sludge. The underlying assumptions of the risk-assessment methodology, embodied in a series of computer models, are discussed, the values assigned to the model parameters are presented and justified, and the risk-based contaminant limits derived by the models are presented. The various siting limitations and management practices mandated by the regulation are discussed and justified.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Water Regulations and Standards
• OSTI ID: 5907848
• Report Number(s): PB-89-136584/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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