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[[Sewage Sludge]] originates from the process of treatment of waste water; the physical-chemical processes sewage is subject to during treatment means the sludge tends to concentrate heavy metals and poorly biodegradable trace organic compounds, as well as potentially pathogenic organisms (viruses, bacteria etc) present in waste waters. The most recently reported [[UK Waste Tonnage]] indicates that around 1.2 million tonnes were produced | [[Sewage Sludge]] originates from the process of treatment of waste water; the physical-chemical processes sewage is subject to during treatment means the sludge tends to concentrate heavy metals and poorly biodegradable trace organic compounds, as well as potentially pathogenic organisms (viruses, bacteria etc) present in waste waters. The most recently reported [[UK Waste Tonnage]] indicates that around 1.2 million tonnes of waste were produced by the Water and Sewage sector. | ||
However, it is rich in nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous and contains valuable organic matter that is useful when soils are depleted or subject to erosion. The organic matter and nutrients are the two main elements that makes this waste valuable as it can be spread on land as a fertiliser or an organic soil improver suitable<ref name="foo"> European Commission, 2019. [https://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/sludge/ Sewage sludge - Waste - Environment - European Commission. Ec.europa.eu.] [online] [Accessed 4 Nov. 2019].</ref>. There is a limited amount of [[Sewage Sludge EFW]] in the UK. | However, it is rich in nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous and contains valuable organic matter that is useful when soils are depleted or subject to erosion. The organic matter and nutrients are the two main elements that makes this waste valuable as it can be spread on land as a fertiliser or an organic soil improver suitable<ref name="foo"> European Commission, 2019. [https://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/sludge/ Sewage sludge - Waste - Environment - European Commission. Ec.europa.eu.] [online] [Accessed 4 Nov. 2019].</ref>. There is a limited amount of [[Sewage Sludge EFW]] in the UK. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 8 December 2020
Sewage Sludge originates from the process of treatment of waste water; the physical-chemical processes sewage is subject to during treatment means the sludge tends to concentrate heavy metals and poorly biodegradable trace organic compounds, as well as potentially pathogenic organisms (viruses, bacteria etc) present in waste waters. The most recently reported UK Waste Tonnage indicates that around 1.2 million tonnes of waste were produced by the Water and Sewage sector.
However, it is rich in nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous and contains valuable organic matter that is useful when soils are depleted or subject to erosion. The organic matter and nutrients are the two main elements that makes this waste valuable as it can be spread on land as a fertiliser or an organic soil improver suitable[1]. There is a limited amount of Sewage Sludge EFW in the UK.
References
- ↑ European Commission, 2019. Sewage sludge - Waste - Environment - European Commission. Ec.europa.eu. [online] [Accessed 4 Nov. 2019].