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1988 NATIONAL SEWAGE SLUDGE SURVEY
Description:
Resource Purpose:Originally developed to support Phase I regulation for use or disposal of biosolids (sewage sludge). Data collected were used to estimate risks, potential regulatory limits, and the cost of regulation. This is currently the only statistically designed survey of biosolids practices in the US. Continued use in regulation development and both national and international scientific reviews.
Legislation/Enabling Authority:Clean Water Act
Supported Program:Biosolids Management
Data Type:
Primary Data Type:
Facility
Facility
Monitoring
Economic
Compliance
Regulatory
Permit
Geographical Data Stored By:
Other
address
Data Represented By:
N/A
Measurement Methods:
N/A
System Access Privileges:
Access Methods:
Direct
Other
Update Methods:
Direct
Other Methods:
tape or disk
Resources Accessible By:
Public
Resources Updatable By:
EPA Authorized
Other
contractors
CBI Security:
No
Data Collection:One time data collection. It took almost a year to collect physical sampling data. The whole process took 1 1/2 to 2 years.
Range of Data:
Most data is from 1998, some from early 1989