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NRMRL BIOSOLIDS RESEARCH UNDERWAY
Citation:
ACQUISTO, B. AND J. E. SMITH. NRMRL BIOSOLIDS RESEARCH UNDERWAY. Presented at Seventh Annual National Biosolids Conference/Workshop, Potomac, MD, October 10 - 13, 2005.
Description:
The National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) has a reputation for producing useful and highly regarded research in the area of wastewater sludges and biosolids. Presently many projects are underway which uphold this reputation. NRMRL biosolids research can be categorized into three separate areas, in-house laboratory and field work, literature reviews and guidance manuals, and outside laboratory and field research being coordinated by the Pathogen Equivalency Committee, whose chair resides in NRMRL. This presentation provides an overview of all current NRMRL biosolids research in each of these three areas. Brief descriptions of all the in-house laboratory and field work are given, including two approved projects, seven proposed projects, plus at least one planned future project all at the same wastewater treatment plant, City of Fairfield WWTP in Ohio. Two guidance manuals which are currently under production are presented. Finally, the Pathogen Equivalency Committee is currently involved in several technology verification projects, seven of which are discussed.