Potential Health Effects from Persistent Organics in Wastewater and Sludges Used for Land Application, May 1980
Potential Health Effects from Persistent Organics in Wastewater and Sludges Used for Land Application, May 1980

Author: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Publisher: BiblioGov

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9781289214173

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health and the environment is seen through each of its official publications. These publications outline new policies, detail problems with enforcing laws, document the need for new legislation, and describe new tactics to use to solve these issues. This collection of publications ranges from historic documents to reports released in the new millennium, and features works like: Bicycle for a Better Environment, Health Effects of Increasing Sulfur Oxides Emissions Draft, and Women and Environmental Health.

Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production
Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1996-02-26

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0309175623

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book reviews the practice of reclaiming treated municipal wastewater for agricultural irrigation and using sewage sludge as a soil amendment and fertilizer in the United States. It describes and evaluates treatment technologies and practices; effects on soils, crop production, and ground water; public health concerns from pathogens and toxic chemicals; existing regulations and guidelines; and some of the economic, liability, and institutional issues. The recommendations and findings are aimed at authorities at the federal, state, and local levels, public utilities, and the food processing industry.

Biosolids Applied to Land
Biosolids Applied to Land

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-11-01

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0309084865

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The 1993 regulation (Part 503 Rule) governing the land application of biosolids was established to protect public health and the environment from reasonably anticipated adverse effects. Included in the regulation are chemical pollutant limits, operational standards designed to reduce pathogens and the attraction of disease vectors, and management practices. This report from the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology evaluates the technical methods and approaches used by EPA to establish those standards and practices, focusing specifically on human health protection. The report examines improvements in risk-assessment practices and advances in the scientific database since promulgation of the regulation, and makes recommendations for addressing public health concerns, uncertainties, and data gaps about the technical basis of the biosolids standards.

Indexes
Indexes

Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 1760

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK