biosolids
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Pumpkin seedlings planted out on windrows of composted biosolids Biosolids are solid organic matter recovered from a sewage treatment process and used as fertilizer. In the past, it was common for farmers to use animal manure to improve their soil fertility. In the 1920s, the farming community began also to use sewage sludge from local wastewater treatment plants. Scientific research over many years has confirmed that these biosolids contain similar nutrients to those in animal manures. Biosolids that are used as fertilizer in farming are usually treated to help to prevent disease-
Research
2,759 papers- Biosolids-derived fertilisers: A review of challenges and opportunities.The Science of the total environment · 2023
- Biosolids towards Back-To-Earth alternative concept (BEA) for environmental sustainability: a review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
- Biosolids: The Trojan horse or the beautiful Helen for soil fertilization?The Science of the total environment · 2022
- Enzymatic Treatments for Biosolids: An Outlook and Recent Trends.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
- Microplastics in biosolids: A review of ecological implications and methods for identification, enumeration, and characterization.The Science of the total environment · 2023
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16 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Characteristic
- Quantities
- Nutrients
- Industrial and man-made contaminants
- Pathogens
- Different types of biosolids
- Different General & Land Applications of Biosolids
- Classification systems
- United States
- European Union
- New Zealand
- History
- Examples
- See also
- References
thumb|300px|Pumpkin seedlings planted out on windrows of composted biosolids Biosolids are solid organic matter recovered from a sewage treatment process and used as fertilizer. In the past, it was common for farmers to use animal manure to improve their soil fertility. In the 1920s, the farming community began also to use sewage sludge from local wastewater treatment plants. Scientific research over many years has confirmed that these biosolids contain similar nutrients to those in animal manures. Biosolids that are used as fertilizer in farming are usually treated to help to prevent disease-causing pathogens from spreading to the public. Some sewage sludge can not qualify as biosolids due to persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals, radionuclides, and heavy metals at levels sufficient to contaminate soil and water when applied to land.
== Terminology ==