Main Title |
Effects on Cattle from Exposure to Sewage Sludge. |
Author |
Baxter, John C. ;
Johnson, Donald ;
Kienholz, Eldon ;
Burge, Wylie D. ;
Cramer, William N. ;
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CORP Author |
Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District No. 1, CO.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH. |
Year Published |
1983 |
Report Number |
EPA-68-03-2210; EPA-600/2-83-012; |
Stock Number |
PB83-170589 |
Additional Subjects |
Toxicology ;
Sludge ;
Cattle ;
Diets ;
Ingestion(Biology) ;
Physiological effects ;
Pathology ;
Tissues(Biology) ;
Sewage sludge ;
Trace metals ;
Pathogens ;
Trace elements ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB83-170589 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
172p |
Abstract |
Soils, forages, and cattle grazing on a sludge disposal site were examined for trace metals and persistent organics. Soils at the disposal site had increased concentrations of Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd, and Pb. Forages from sludge applied soils had higher levels of Zn, Cd, Cu, and Ni and lower Pb concentrations than forages from soils that had not received sludge. Cattle grazing on the sludge disposal site were healthy with no signs of pathology. Tissues from these cattle did not show elevated levels of metals or persistent organics when compared with cattle not exposed to sewage sludge. Sewage sludge was added to the diets of cattle to simulate worst case conditions of cattle grazing sludge fertilized pastures. The sludge had no positive or negative effects on cattle health or performance but did act as a diet diluent. |
Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins. Dept. of Animal Science, and Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Final rept.. |
PUB Date Free Form |
Feb 83 |
Category Codes |
6T; 2E; 57Y; 98E |
NTIS Prices |
PC A08/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/14 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
311919243 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |