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sewage sludge

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sewage sludge [′sü·ij ‚sləj]
(civil engineering)
A semiliquid waste with a solid concentration in excess of 2500 parts per million, obtained from the purification of municipal sewage. Also known as sludge.


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Numerous studies have documented the presence of enteroviruses in raw and treated wastewater (Payment, Fortin, & Trudel, 1986) and sewage sludge (Craun, 1984).
The ECB mentioned a theoretical scenario where risk reduction could operate for reactive use in cases where sewage sludge is spread to agricultural land, but there is no need for this in practice as all user sites send their industrial sludge to incineration or controlled landfills.
EnQuest Power has been working with the MOE for more than a year to develop operating for the company's proprietary waste to energy technology using solid municipal waste, paper and sewage sludge and wood chips.
 
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