Biosolids Program

Fact Sheet
Links
Regulatory
Research/Publications
Surveys

GOVERNMENT

• EPA's Biosolids Data Management System: www.biosolidsinfo.com
• US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Biosolids Research at Rosemount, MN:
  Twenty Years of Research Using Biosolids: alembic.nal.usda.gov/is/pr/1998/980518.htm
• US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) report on uses of biosolids and other organic wastes in agriculture: www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/agbyproducts/agbycontents.htm

UNIVERSITIES

• Chuck Henry, University of Washington:
  research using biosolids for land reclamation: faculty.washington.edu/clh/
• University of Arizona, Water Quality Center, Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Chuck Gerba:
  http://wqc.arizona.edu

PRIVATE/NON-PROFIT

• Cornell Waste Management Institute: http://www.cfe.cornell.edu

COMMITTEES

• Solano County

PUBLICATIONS

National Academy of Sciences; “Biosolids Applied to Land; Advancing Standards and Practices,” dated 2002. Summary text. http://www.nebiosolids.org/pdf/NRCBiosoldsSummary2July02.pdf

Office of Inspector General; “Status Report – Land Application of Biosolids (2002-S-000004,” dated March 28, 2002. http://www.epa.gov/oigearth/ereading_room/BIOSOLIDS_FINAL_REPORT.pdf

United States Environmental Protection Agency; Biosolids Technical Support Documents - http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/biosolids/support.html :

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, "Exposure Analysis for Dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Coplanar Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Sewage Sludge- Technical Background Document Including Appendices." Draft Technical Background Document (PDF, 2MB). Appendices (PDF, 2.2MB). June 6, 2002.

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, “Risk Characterization of “Exposure Analysis for Dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Coplanar Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Sewage Sludge- Technical Background Document Including Appendices."” External Peer Review Draft (PDF, 176KB). Office of Water. December, 2001.

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, "Estimate of Population Exposed to Dioxins from the Land Application of Sewage Sludge and Corresponding Number of Annual Cancer Cases from this Exposure". External Peer Review Draft (PDF, 139KB). December, 2001.

United States Environmental Protection Agency; A Plain English Guide to the EPA Part 503 Biosolids Rule. 1994. http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/biosolids/503pe/index.htm

United States Environmental Protection Agency; A Guide to the Biosolids Risk Assessments for the EPA Part 503 Rule. 1994. http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/biosolids/503rule/index.htm

BIOCYCLE

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