sanet-mg-digest wrote:
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> sanet-mg-digest Thursday, July 20 2000 Volume 01 : Number 1935
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> Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 18:36:19 -0400
> From: "Gord Hawkes" <logcabinorchard@cyberus.ca>
> Subject: Biosolids as fertilizer
>
> Greetings all from the wet and cool far north. Our large municipality is
> spreading biosolids from the regional sewage plant on farmland. There is a
> group that has been established to oppose the spreading of these biosolids.
> Although I am opposed based on my limited knowledge of the potential
> impacts, I am uncomfortable with the NIMBY mindset. I am a believer that
> if you do not bring solutions to the table then you are part of the
> problem.
>
> I am therefore asking for references to studies done on the use of
> biosolids as fertilizer and more importantly, how biosolids or sewage can
> be treated or processed to have little to no adverse affect on the
> environment.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Gord Hawkes
> Log Cabin Orchard
> Osgoode, ON
> Canada, eh!
>
A recent news release from the sunny land of Florida has
indicated that the use of composting worms can cause a
conversion of questionable sewage sludge to a sludge with an
"A" rating. Significant improvement, eh?
Here's some links.
I am not associated with this company in any way but I did
read of their Florida success in my waste water related
magazine and they generally only print the best poop :)
Marc S. Nameth
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