Economic value of biosolids to farmers

Article Abstract:

The Hampton Roads Sanitation District in Virginia Beach, VA, developed a demonstration project to show farmers the value of using biosolids as fertilizers. Using a trademarked wastewater treatment by-product, Nutri-Green, the district established several experimental corn fields. It was shown that corn fields treated with Nutri-Green produced crop yields equal to or better than fields treated with commercial fertilizers. Moreover, Nutri-Green-treated fields required a decreasing amount of fertilizers throughout their productive years.

Organic wastes as fertilizer, Hampton Roads, Virginia. Sanitary District

---

Restoring a Superfund site with biosolids and fly ash

Article Abstract:

A mixture of biosolids and wood ash has been used to deal with erosion problems at the Bunker Hill Superfund site in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin in Idaho, where mining and smelting of lead and zinc until the early 1980s had caused considerable damage. This ecological restoration scheme aims to re-establish plant communities that will achieve long-term survival rates. The soils at the site had almost no microbial activity at all before the project began, but are already showing extremely diverse microbial populations.

Methods, Environmental aspects, Bioremediation, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Sewage, Sewage as fertilizer

---

Soil substitute from alkaline stabilization

Article Abstract:

Tests on N-Viro Soil, produced at a facility in Toledo, OH, revealed inhibition of seed germination, and efforts to take away the soluble salts from the material showed little improvement and no changes in the germination process. However, tests on the soil, after it had aged for at least a year, indicated no such germination inhibition. Seven-month-old material also showed excellent germination, with no major difference in germination when compared with sand.

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Construction drywall as a soil amendment. Reclaiming acid mine soil with drywall and manure. Cropland utilization of ground drywall
• Abstracts: From sludge management to biosolids recycling. Handling diverse food residuals streams
• Abstracts: Building a coalition to recycle biosolids. Diversion strategies when landfill tip fees are low
• Abstracts: Odor policy for composting facilities. Odor and air management strategy for biosolids composting
• Abstracts: Landfill operators get a composting model. Organic feedstock generators team up with local farmers

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.