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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 ·
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