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Sewage Sludge Disposal in the UK: A New Challenge for the Next Twenty Years (Abridged)
Author(s) -
MATTHEWS P. J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1992.tb00790.x
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , sewage sludge , waste management , directive , work (physics) , environmental science , european union , presentation (obstetrics) , subject (documents) , sewage , environmental planning , engineering , business , computer science , library science , medicine , mechanical engineering , radiology , economic policy , programming language
The paper attempts to review current and future practices in the UK against a European background. Sludge disposal has become a subject which is developing rapidly again and, since the presentation of this paper, there have been a number of developments, e.g. the adoption by the EC of its hazardous waste Directive in December 1991. Untreated sludge or sludge which is unsuitable for use in agriculture will be classified as a hazardous waste, subject to certain criteria. This makes the work on sludge classification even more crucial.