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Biological Solutions for Treating Sludge Can Aid Wastewater Treatment
Author(s) -
Pizzino Jeffery E.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2012.tb11588.x
Subject(s) - incentive , sewage treatment , waste management , environmentally friendly , business , wastewater , environmental science , natural resource economics , environmental economics , risk analysis (engineering) , economics , engineering , ecology , microeconomics , biology
With the challenges of the current economy and the need to save money, utilities have more incentive than ever to explore alternatives to costly efforts to minimize and control sludge and pay for its treatment and removal. One of the available options that is more budget friendly and a more green solution is biostimulants, which accelerate degradation of organic waste by increasing microbial activity and balancing nutrients in the growth environment.