Biosolids and Sludge Management

Abstract

This review section covers journal articles and conference papers related to biosolids and sludge management that were published in 2004. The literature review has been divided into the following sections: Biosolids management issues, Biosolids and sludge quality, Sludge minimization, Sludge treatment technologies, Disposal and reuse, Odor and air emissions issues, Risk Analysis Energy issues The biosolids characteristics and measurement section includes metals, nutrients, synthetic organics, and pathogens. The sludge treatment technologies include: anaerobic digestion, aerobic digestion, dewatering, thermal processes and alkaline stabilization. Within land application, the papers have been classified as pertaining to the fate of metals, nutrient issues, and the fate of synthetic organics. Biosolids have sometimes been used for the reclamation of marginal or contaminated lands: such applications have been classified under nonagricultural uses.