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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY : CONTROL OF PATHOGENS IN MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER SLUDGE
Citation:
Farrell, J., B., Fradkin L. Jakubowski, W., AND S. Venosa, A. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY : CONTROL OF PATHOGENS IN MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER SLUDGE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/625/10-89/006.
Description:
This 71 - page Technology Transfer Environmental Regulations and echnology publication describes the Federal requirements promulgated in 1979 for reducing pathogens n wastewater sludge and provides guidance in determining whether individual sludge treatment andated or particular land application settings. Municipal Wastewater Sludge - a by-product of wastewater treatment - is used as a soil conditioner and partial fertilizer in the United States and other countries. he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages the beneficial use of sludge wherever environmentally feasible. hough wastewater sludge has beneficial plant nutrients and soil conditioning properties, it may also contain bacteria, viruses, protozoa, parasites, and other microorganisms that can cause disease. o protect human health from these organisms and from the chemical contaminants that some sludges contain, any countries now regulate land application of sludge. he Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCRA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) require EPA to issue regulations for controlling all sewage sludge use and disposal practices. Other topics included in this report cover pathogen reduction, listed sludge treatment technologies, how alternative sludge treatment echnologies are reviewed o determine whether they provide a level of pathogen control equivalent to that provided by listed technologies, and the relationship between current guidance and new proposed regulations (1989) covering land application and distribution and marketing of sludge products.