Use of reclaimed water and sludge in food crop production /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Committee on the Use of Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluents and Sludge in the Production of Crops for Human Consumption, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, D.C. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
National Academy Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1996.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps, charts
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Municipal wastewater, sewage sludge, and agriculture -- Municipal wastewater and sludge treatment -- Soil, crop, and ground water effects -- Public health concerns about infectious disease agents -- Public health concerns about chemical constituents in treated wastewater and sludge -- Regulations governing agriculture use of municipal wastewater and sludge -- Economic, legal, and institutional issues.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This book reviews the practice of reclaiming treated municipal wastewater for agricultural irrigation and using sewage sludge as a soil amendment and fertilizer in the United States. It describes and evaluates treatment technologies and practices; effects on soils, crop production, and ground water; public health concerns from pathogens and toxic chemicals; existing regulations and guidelines; and some of the economic, liability, and institutional issues. The recommendations and findings are aimed at authorities at the federal, state, and local levels, public utilities, and the food processing industry.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Use of reclaimed water and sludge in food crop production.
International Standard Book Number
0309054796
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sewage sludge as fertilizer-- Environmental aspects.
Sewage sludge as fertilizer-- Health aspects.
Sewage sludge as fertilizer.
Boues d'épuration (engrais)
Boues d'épuration-- Recyclage.
Déchets organiques en agriculture.
Eaux usées (engrais)
Irrigation par eaux usées.
Sewage sludge as fertilizer-- Environmental aspects.
Sewage sludge as fertilizer-- Health aspects.
Sewage sludge as fertilizer.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- General.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
W000
TEC-- 003000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
631
.
869
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
S657
Book number
.
U84
1996eb
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Use of Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluents and Sludge in the Production of Crops for Human Consumption.