Sewage: waste or resource

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Environment; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00139157.1980.9932440· OSTI ID:6742198

Hamlin, C

This article contains a historical review of sewage, its collection and disposal, its treatment and its application. It was not until the second half of the 19th Century that it was realized, that sewage should be returned to the soil where its immense fertilizer value would prove a source of prosperity. The production of biogas and/or alcohol has been largely overlooked and the utilization of sewage as a renewable resource is urged.

• Research Organization: History of Science Dept, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• OSTI ID: 6742198
• Journal Information: Environment; (United States), Vol. 22:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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