Waste resources utilization program. Interim report, June 30, 1976. [Radiosterilization and heat treatment of sewage sludge]

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7356536

This is an interim report on the effects of the combined use of heat and ionizing radiation (thermoradiation) as a treatment for ridding sewage sludge of pathogenic organisms as well as its effect on the physical-chemical properties. This activity couples two major environmental problems, disposition of human and of nuclear waste, in an attempt to provide a framework in which both will become useful resources. This combined treatment might be chosen to inactivate both heat labile (but possibly radiation resistant) and radiation labile (but possibly heat resistant) organisms. The cost-effective analyses of such a treatment are being examined. Sludge treated with thermoradiation offers considerable potential for use as a fertilizer in agriculture or a soil conditioner for land reclamation free of the potential health hazards associated with conventional methods of land disposal. Treated sludge may also provide a low-cost substitute for high-nutritional components in ruminant diets.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, N.Mex. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(29-1)-789
• OSTI ID: 7356536
• Report Number(s): SAND-76-0350
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMAL FEEDS
BACTERIA
FERTILIZERS
FOOD
GAMMA SOURCES
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IRRADIATION DEVICES
MICROORGANISMS
PARASITES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PRODUCTION
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RADIOSENSITIVITY
RADIOSTERILIZATION
SEWAGE
SEWAGE SLUDGE
STERILIZATION
TESTING
VIRUSES
WASTES