Main Title |
Manual for composting sewage sludge by the Beltsville aerated-pile method / |
Author |
Willson, G. B. ;
Parr, J. F. ;
Epstein, E. ;
Marsh, P. B. ;
Chaney, R. L.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH. |
Publisher |
Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, |
Year Published |
1980 |
Report Number |
EPA 600/8-80-022 |
Stock Number |
PB80-199359 |
OCLC Number |
07076943 |
Subjects |
Sewage--Purification--Aeration ;
Sewage sludge ;
Compost
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Additional Subjects |
Sludge disposal ;
Sewage sludge ;
Sewage disposal ;
Aerobic processes ;
Composts ;
Cost estimates ;
Utilization ;
Marketing ;
Technology ;
Photographs
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-8-80-022 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
12/31/2013 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-8-80-022 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
EMBD |
EPA/600/8-80/022 |
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NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK |
09/29/1995 |
ERAD |
EPA 600/8-80-022 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
02/19/2013 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-8-80-022 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
NTIS |
PB80-199359 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
xvi, 65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
In producing clean water from sewage, wastewater treatment plants also produce sludge. Most of the commonly used methods to dispose of this material are now considered to be either environmentally unacceptable, wasteful of energy, or very expensive. To ease this situation, a relatively simple, rapid, and inexpensive sludge composting process has been developed. The method makes possible the conversion of undigested sludge into a composted product that is aesthetically acceptable and meets environmental standards. The material has demonstrated usefulness as a soil amendment stimulative to plant growth. If relatively simple control procedures are followed, the compost appears to be free of primary human pathogens because of the lethal effect of heat generated during the composting process on such organisms. The composting procedure represents a major advance over previously known composting methods. It is adaptable to practical use in municipalities of widely varying size. In many situations its short startup time will allow its use as an emergency interim solution for sludge management. Key information is presented on the economics of the process, and on the marketing and use of the product as a soil conditioner to improve plant growth. |
Notes |
"Wastewater Research Division, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory." "This study was conducted in cooperation with U.S. Department of Agriculture." "United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Science and Education Administration." "May 1980." Bibliography: p. 60-61. "Grant no. S803468." |