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Land application of sewage sludge: Pathogen issues

Abstract

Diseases transmitted via the faecal-oral exposure route cause severe gastroenteric disorders, and large numbers of causative organisms are discharged with the faecal matter of infected individuals. For this reason, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, protozoa, or helminths, are always found in sewage sludge. If not properly treated for use in agriculture, sludge can be a source of pathogenic contamination. Radiation is an attractive method to reduce the numbers of microorganisms in sewage sludge. Routine examination for pathogens is not practised nor recommended because complicated and costly procedures are involved. Instead, an indicator organism is usually assayed and enumerated. In this paper, methods are discussed for the investigation of pathogens in sewage sludge. (author). 8 refs, 3 tabs.
Authors:
Chang, A C [1] 
  1. Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Oct 01, 1997
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
IAEA-TECDOC-971; CONF-9412143-
Reference Number:
SCA: 070205; 560130; PA: AIX-29:009787; EDB-98:037468; SN: 98001937313
Resource Relation:
Conference: FAO/IAEA consultants meeting on radiation processing of sewage sludge and its use to increase crop yields and to preserve the environment, Vienna (Austria), 5-9 Dec 1994; Other Information: DN: 8 refs, 3 tabs.; PBD: Oct 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Sewage sludge and wastewater for use in agriculture. Proceedings of consultants meetings; PB: 199 p.
Subject:
07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCE TECHNOLOGY; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; COLIFORMS; PATHOGENS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIODISINFESTATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS
OSTI ID:
592158
Research Organizations:
Joint FAO/IAEA Div. of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 1011-4289; Other: ON: DE98614188; TRN: XA9745799009787
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE98614188
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
pp. 183-190
Announcement Date:
May 15, 1998

Citation Formats

Chang, A C. Land application of sewage sludge: Pathogen issues. IAEA: N. p., 1997. Web.
Chang, A C. Land application of sewage sludge: Pathogen issues. IAEA.
Chang, A C. 1997. "Land application of sewage sludge: Pathogen issues." IAEA.
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title = {Land application of sewage sludge: Pathogen issues}
author = {Chang, A C}
abstractNote = {Diseases transmitted via the faecal-oral exposure route cause severe gastroenteric disorders, and large numbers of causative organisms are discharged with the faecal matter of infected individuals. For this reason, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, protozoa, or helminths, are always found in sewage sludge. If not properly treated for use in agriculture, sludge can be a source of pathogenic contamination. Radiation is an attractive method to reduce the numbers of microorganisms in sewage sludge. Routine examination for pathogens is not practised nor recommended because complicated and costly procedures are involved. Instead, an indicator organism is usually assayed and enumerated. In this paper, methods are discussed for the investigation of pathogens in sewage sludge. (author). 8 refs, 3 tabs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1997}
month = {Oct}
}