Beneficial uses program. Progress report, Period ending September 30, 1976. [Use of /sup 137/Cs as. gamma. sources for treatment of sewage sludge for use as fertilizer or animal feed supplement]
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:7325902
Progress is reported in the development of a technology to utilize /sup 137/Cs, a nuclear power plant by-product, as a ..gamma.. source for the treatment of sewage sludge for use as a fertilizer or animal feed supplement. Results are reported from studies on the radiosensitivity of Escherichia coli and Salmonella in sewage sludge; the effects of ammonia on the survival of viruses in sludges; heat inactivation rates for bacteria in sludges; the combined effects of heat and radiation on odor from sludge; and the cost advantages of irradiation over heat treatment of sewage sludge. Animal studies demonstrated the nutritional advantages of the addition of sludge to animal feeds and plant studies demonstrated the beneficial effects on plant growth of the use of sludge as fertilizer.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- E(29-1)-789
- OSTI ID:
- 7325902
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-76-0625
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
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ISOTOPES
MICROORGANISMS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
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NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PARASITES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOISOTOPES
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BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
FERTILIZERS
FOOD
GAMMA SOURCES
HEAT TREATMENTS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPES
MICROORGANISMS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PARASITES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOSTERILIZATION
SEWAGE
SEWAGE SLUDGE
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YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES