Risk assessment re: beneficial uses of composted sewage sludge

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6589356

Yeager, J G; Hain, K E

Regulations prescribing sludge treatments are defined and restrictions associated with the use of the sludge are discussed. Sludge treated with a Process to Significantly Reduce Pathogens (PSRP) may be spread on agricultural land, but public access must be restricted for 12 months. Sludge treated by a Process to Further Reduce Pathogens (PFRP) can be used without limitations on public access or land use. Sludges treated by high-temperature composting, heat drying, heat treatment, and thermophylic digestion require no prior treatment with a PSRP. Development of a risk analysis tool is described. The tool evaluates the risks to public health associated with sludge use.

• Research Organization: BDM Corp., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6589356
• Report Number(s): SAND-80-7162C; CONF-801184-1
• Resource Relation: Conference: National conference on municipal and industrial sludge composting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 17 Nov 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
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GROUND DISPOSAL
LAND USE
RISK ASSESSMENT
COMPOSTING
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
FERTILIZERS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PATHOGENS
PUBLIC HEALTH
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HAZARDS
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PROCESSING
SEWAGE
SIMULATION
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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