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Possibility of radiation application to sludge treatment in Japan

Abstract

Interest in the effective use of sludge, which is generated increasingly with the propagation of sewage, is being enhanced in Japan. On the other hand, attention is given to the return of sludge to soil in agriculture for the purpose of putting organic material into agricultural land. For this purpose, of course, heavy metals and toxic chemicals must not be contained in sludge, but further inactivation of the pathogens, parasite ova and seeds in sludge is considered to be required. Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute investigated the radiation disinfection of dehydrated cake forming 80% of the sludge taken out of treatment plants in Japan. As a result of the examination of the change in the number of bacteria by ..gamma.. irradiation, 0.5 Mrad was decided to be the suitable dose for sanitating sludge regardless of season, at which dose the coliform group decreased greatly. It seems that sludges are required to be composted in Japan. Radiation disinfection has the advantage of composting under the optimum temperature condition for fermentation, because it does not require high temperature during fermentation aiming at the sterilization of pathogens. However, it is desirable to use large output accelerators combining with the radiation process for the  More>>
Authors:
Takehisa, M [1] 
  1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Takasaki, Gunma. Takasaki Radiation Chemistry Research Establishment
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1980
Product Type:
Conference
Reference Number:
AIX-12-613748; EDB-81-100954
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Proc. Jpn. Conf. Radioisot.; (Japan); Journal Volume: 14; Conference: 14. Japan conference on radioisotopes, Tokyo, Japan, 20 - 21 Nov 1979
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; 42 ENGINEERING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; RADIODISINFESTATION; WASTE PROCESSING; IRRADIATION PROCEDURES; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; FERMENTATION; GAMMA RADIATION; JAERI; JAPAN; LIQUID WASTES; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; STERILIZATION; SURVIVAL CURVES; ASIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; DISINFESTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; JAPANESE ORGANIZATIONS; MANAGEMENT; MICROORGANISMS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; PROCESSING; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; SEWAGE; VARIATIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; 560155* - Radiation Effects on Animals- Disinfestation- (-1987); 070204 - Radiation Sources- Industrial Uses, Radiometric; 420900 - Engineering- Waste Processing Plants & Equipment- (-1989); 560131 - Radiation Effects on Microorganisms- Basic Studies- (-1987)
OSTI ID:
6290663
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: JCRDA
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: 291-295
Announcement Date:
May 13, 2001

Citation Formats

Takehisa, M. Possibility of radiation application to sludge treatment in Japan. Japan: N. p., 1980. Web.
Takehisa, M. Possibility of radiation application to sludge treatment in Japan. Japan.
Takehisa, M. 1980. "Possibility of radiation application to sludge treatment in Japan." Japan.
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abstractNote = {Interest in the effective use of sludge, which is generated increasingly with the propagation of sewage, is being enhanced in Japan. On the other hand, attention is given to the return of sludge to soil in agriculture for the purpose of putting organic material into agricultural land. For this purpose, of course, heavy metals and toxic chemicals must not be contained in sludge, but further inactivation of the pathogens, parasite ova and seeds in sludge is considered to be required. Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute investigated the radiation disinfection of dehydrated cake forming 80% of the sludge taken out of treatment plants in Japan. As a result of the examination of the change in the number of bacteria by ..gamma.. irradiation, 0.5 Mrad was decided to be the suitable dose for sanitating sludge regardless of season, at which dose the coliform group decreased greatly. It seems that sludges are required to be composted in Japan. Radiation disinfection has the advantage of composting under the optimum temperature condition for fermentation, because it does not require high temperature during fermentation aiming at the sterilization of pathogens. However, it is desirable to use large output accelerators combining with the radiation process for the purpose of reusing treated water in order to reduce the process cost.}
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