Screen LibraryAlternative uses for sewage sludge : proceedings of a conference organised by WRc Medmenham and held at the University of York, UK on 5-7 September 1989 /
The treatment and disposal of sewage sludge is an expensive and environmentally sensitive problem that is growing worldwide. Sludge production is increasing whilst previously accepted methods for disposal are coming under pressure or even being phased out altogether so there is now an urgency to fin...
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Pergamon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford [England] ; New York, New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
1991. ©1991 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080402710 |
| Summary: |
The treatment and disposal of sewage sludge is an expensive and environmentally sensitive problem that is growing worldwide. Sludge production is increasing whilst previously accepted methods for disposal are coming under pressure or even being phased out altogether so there is now an urgency to find cost-effective and innovative solutions that appease environmental and public pressures. The purpose of the conference recorded in these proceedings was to review the range of alternative disposal/recycling options for sewage sludge. The alternative uses considered are in land reclamation, fores |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781483287331 1483287335 |
| Index Number: | TD774 |
| CLC: | X703 |
| Contents: |
Alternative Uses for Sewage Sludge; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Preface; SESSION 1: Land Reclamation; Front Cover; Chapter 1. The potential value of sewage sludge in land reclamation; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE POTENTIAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE; 3. POSSIBLE PROBLEMS; 4. FIELD EXPERIMENTS; 5. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Utilisation of sewage sludge in the United States for mine land reclamation; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS; 3. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS; 4. EFFECTS OF MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; 5. EFFECTS ON WILDLI 6. CONCLUSIONSREFERENCES; Chapter 3. Sewage sludge as an amendment for reclaimed colliery spoil; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. INHIBITION OF ACID PRODUCTION; 3. NUTRIENT SUPPLY AND CYCLING; 4. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Reclamation of acidic soils treated with industrial sludge; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS; 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; 4. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; Chapter 5. Experiences of the usage of heavy amounts of sewage sludge for reclaiming opencast mining areas and amelioration of very steep and stony vineyards; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION. 2. OBJECTIVES3. LAY OUT OF THE EXPERIMENTS; 4. RESULTS; 5. DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Consolidated sewage sludge as soil substitute in colliery spoil reclamation; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. LABORATORY/GREENHOUSE TRIALS; 3. FIELD SCALE TRIALS; 4. EAST BIERLEY; 5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Discussion; SESSION 2: Forestry; Chapter 7. The potential for utilising sewage sludge in forestry in Great Britain; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SURVEY; 3. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES. Chapter 8. Sewage sludge utilisation in forestry: the UK research programmeSUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. RESEARCH PROGRAMME; 3. GROWTH RESPONSES; 4. METAL ADDITIONS; 5. VEGETATION EFFECTS; 6. HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; 7. WATER QUALITY; 8. APPLICATION TECHNIQUES; 9. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Operational experiences of sludge application to forest sites in Southern Scotland; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CLYDESDALE FOREST SITE; 3. GLENTRESS FOREST SITE; 4. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 10. US forestry uses of municipal sewage sludge; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY OF SELECTED US FORESTRY SLUDGE APPLICATION PROJECTS3. OVERVIEW OF METRO SEATTLE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME; 4. OVERVIEW OF FORESTRY SLUDGE RESEARCH; 5. OPERATING METHODS; 6. PROJECT MANAGEMENT; 7. REGULATIONS; 8. NEW TECHNOLOGY; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Utilisation of dehydrated sludge from Marseille's purification station in forestry; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TRIALS IN LYSIMETERS AND CONTAINERS (1977); 3. TRIALS ON THE PLATEAU DE LA MURE (1979); 4. TRIALS ON THE PLATEAU DE CARPIAGNE (1981); 5. THE QUALITY OF THE ""COMPOST""; 6. STUDIES OF THE SITE TO BE REFORESTED. |