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Main Title Composting municipal sludge : a technology evaluation {Microfiche} /
Author Benedict, Arthur H. ; Epstein, E. ; Alpert, J.
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Epstein, Eliot
Alpert, Joel E.
CORP Author Brown and Caldwell, Pleasant Hill, CA. ;E and A Environmental Consultants, Inc., Stoughton, MA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Water Engineering Research Lab.
Publisher Noyes Data Corp.,
Year Published 1987
Report Number EPA-68-03-1818; EPA/600/2-87/021
Stock Number PB87-171252
Subjects Sewage sludge as fertilizer--United States ; Compost--Evaluation ; Sewage--Purification--Activated sludge process--Evaluation
Additional Subjects Sludge disposal ; Design ; Construction ; Operation ; Cost analysis ; Technology ; Tables(Data) ; Waste treatment ; Municipal sludge ; Sludge treatment ; Solid waste disposal ; Composting
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NTIS  PB87-171252 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 192 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Abstract
Investigations at five full-scale municipal sludge composting facilities are described in the report. Study objectives were to assess design, construction, operation, and cost features of static pile and windrow technologies used at each facility and to compare these features for municipal sludge composting applications. Three static pile facilities, one conventional windrow facility, and one aerated windrow facility were investigated. One static pile facility composts anaerobically digested sludge, one composts limed raw sludge, and the third composts unlimed raw sludge. Both windrow facilities compost anaerobically digested sludge. Sludge loadings varied from 50 to 500 wet tons per day. Static pile and windrow technologies typically require 0.08 to 0.14 acres per wet ton per day. Paving and covering key operating areas can enhance reliability, but site-specific factors need to be assessed. Both technologies can produce a marketable product under variable operating conditions. Technology-specific findings related to static pile construction or windrow formation, process control, drying, screening, curing, and cost are described.
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Includes bibliographies and index. Microfiche.