Sludge/Biosolids publications available from the Northeast Universities:

Cornell University
Sludge Reprints, abstracts of papers authored by Cornell faculty relating to sludge.
Considerations for Dairy Farms Regarding Use of Sewage Sludges, Sludge Products and Septage. Full report and summary.
Land Application of Sewage Sludges excerpt from the 2004 Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management.
Case for Caution: Recommendations for Land Application of Sewage Sludges and an Appraisal of the US EPA's Part 503 Sludge Rules.
The Production of Biosolids/Sludge; The Characteristics of Biosolids/Sludge; and The Beneficial Uses of Biosolids/Sludge - Three fact sheets describing sludges, their source, management and use.
On the Cornell Waste Management Institute's web site you will find many additional materials on land application of sewage sludges.

Rutgers University
Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Biosolids), #8 Pathogens
Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Biosolids), #7 Organic Contaminants
Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Biosolids), #6 Soil Amendments and Heavy Metals
Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Biosolids), #5 Heavy Metals
Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Biosolids), #4 Guidelines for Land Application in Agriculture
Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Biosolids), #3 Different Types of Sewage Sludge
Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Biosolids),#2 Regulations and Guidelines
Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Biosolids),#1 Questions to Ask Before Considering Application on Farmland
Guidelines for the Land Application of Sewage Sludge for New Jersey Agriculture
Integrating Development of Extension Materials and Formative Informal Evaluation: Land Application of Sewage Sludge as a Case Example

Penn State
Metals in Pennsylvania Soils
Land Application in Sewage Sludge in Pennsylvania - Biosolids Quality
Land Application in Sewage Sludge in Pennsylvania - Use of Biosolids in Crop Production
Land Application of Sewage Sludge in Pennsylvania - A Plain English Tour of the Regulations
Land Application of Sewage Sludge in Pennsylvania - What is Sewage Sludge and What Can Be Done With It?
Characteristics of Sludge Projeced from Passive Treatment of Mine Drainage

University of Guelph
Plant Food...or Toxin?

University of Massachusetts
Bioremediation of Heavy Metals and Organic Toxicants by Composting

University of New Hampshire
Virology and Water Pollution Microbiology

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