1st Edition

Land Application of Sludge

By Albert L. Page Copyright 1987

    This book is the proceedings of a workshop entitled Effects of Sewage Sludge Quality and Soil Properties on Plant Uptake of Sludge-Applied Trace Constituents, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, the University of California at Riverside, and The Ohio State University in Columbus. The meeting was conducted in Las Vegas, NV, November 13-15, 1985, under cooperative agreement CR-812673, and the project officer, representing the Cincinnati EPA‘s Wastewater Engineering Research Laboratory, was J. A. Ryan. This book has been reviewed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and, though it is approved for publication, mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by either the EPA or by the Publisher.

    1. Introduction 2. Effects of Soil Properties on Accumulation of Trace Elements by Crops 3. Effects of Sludge Properties on Accumulation of Trace Elements by Crops 4. Effects of Long-Term Sludge Application on Accumulation of Trace Elements by Crops 5. Transfer of Sludge-Applied Trace Elements to the Food Chain 6. Effects of Trace Organics in Sewage Sludges on Soil-Plant Systems and Assessing their Risk to Humans 7. Organizations, Conclusions, and Summary.

    Biography

    Page, Albert L.