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BIOSOLIDS
Here is your source for the most up-to-date information on biosolids.
From the activities of the IAWEA Biosolids Committee to the latest regulatory and
research news, check with the IAWEA Web Page. You might even want to bookmark this
page so you can check back frequently.
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- 21st
Annual 2012 Biosolids Conference
- March 21, 2012
Speaker Bio Form - Not Available at this time
Agenda and
Registration Form -
PDF
On-line registration is available. View the
event invitation. $10
discount for on-line registartion!
New location. FFA Enrichment Center - DMACC
- 2011 IAWEA Biosolids Awards Program
The Biosolids Award recognizes those treatment plants that have made
significant strides in their Biosolids program by the development and
implementation of cost-effective, environmentally safe and publicly
acceptable Biosolids practices.
The IAWEA Biosolids Committee will be accepting applications for the
IAWEA Biosolids Awards program until November 18, 2011. Click on the
link for the announcement and details.
Announcement - PDF
Award Application Form - PDF
Award Application Form
- Microsoft Word
- IAWEA Biosolids Committee
Biosolids Committee Chair
- Committee Minutes & Activities
April 19, 2011 Minutes
January 18, 2011 Minutes
December 7, 2010 Minutes
October 19, 2010 Minutes
July 27, 2010 Minutes
October 20, 2009 Minutes
July 14, 2009 Minutes
April 21, 2009 Minutes
January 20, 2009 Minutes
December 2, 2008 Minutes
October 28, 2008 Minutes
April 22, 2008 Minutes
January 15, 2008 Minutes
December 4, 2007 Minutes
November 1, 2007 Minutes
April 17, 2007 Minutes
January 16, 2007 Minutes
December 5, 2006 Minutes
April 18, 2006 Minutes
2006 Annual Conference
Program
January 17, 2006
Minutes
April 23, 2004 letter to EPA
Administrator Leavitt
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Weekly
Biosolids Updates from WEF / AMSA / US EPA
Current
information and research on biosolids
compiled by the National Biosolids Partnership.
- General Biosolids Information
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View a short clip
(approximately 1 minute) from the IAWEA Biosolids Committee video Biosolids:
Black Gold. (887kb, .wmv)
This video helped
the Iowa Water Pollution Control Association win the EPA
Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids Award in 1998. If you are
interested in having the full version of the educational video,
contact any member of the Biosolids Committee.
You will need a video viewing program, such as Microsoft Media
Player, to view this clip.
The 2011 Edition
of the
Biosolids Land Application Field Guide is available for
download. Click on the link above to download your copy
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National Study on Residential Impact of
Biological Aerosols from Land Application of Biosolids Finds Low Microbial
Risks of Infection (Posted
August 1, 2005)
A national study was conducted by the
University of Arizona (Tucson) on the residential impact of biological
aerosols from the land application of biosolids. The purpose of this study
was to evaluate the community risk of infection from bioaerosols to
residents living near biosolids land application sites. The study results
led to the conclusion that overall bioaerosol exposure from biosolids
operations poses little community risk. The study evaluated the overall
incidence of aerosolized microorganisms from the land application of
biosolids and subsequently determined that microbial risks of infection were
low for residents close to biosolids application sites. The study results
were published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2005, 99, 310-322. To
view the study, visit the National Biosolids Partnership’s web page – www.biosolids.org
or http://biosolids.org/docs/National_Study_Bioaerosols_LandApp_2005.pdf.
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Using the Iowa Phosphorus Index To Assess Risk of
Off-Site P Movement in Biosolids Management: Executive Summary (Posted
August 6, 2004)
This project was undertaken to explore the Iowa P Index as a tool for
biosolids managers in planning land application of high-P biosolids. It is a
management tool that is built on information about characteristics of the
soil and site where P is being applied as well as information about crop and
soil management. Its purpose is to provide an index of the relative risk of
off-site P movement.
The Iowa P Index was originally designed to
assist in risk assessment for management of animal wastes. One of the goals
was to determine if this decision-support tool might be useful to management
of biosolids-derived phosphorus, too. This project demonstrates how
the Iowa P Index works and how it can be used to make risk assessments for
biosolids applications to crop land.
For the full report, including executable program files and database, follow
this link.
http://agron-fs02.agron.iastate.edu/downloads/dload.php?folder=6e482b686bc9b6605ff174d13c230399
Caution: The
zipped file is approximately 80 MB. Be prepared for a lengthy
download, especially when using a dial-up connection.
Webmaster's Note: Funding for this work was provided in
part by IWPCA. In addition, several IWPCA-member utilities
provided in-kind assistance. This is just one more example of how
IWPCA provides real-world, practical benefits to its membership.
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EPA Biosolids Plan Relies on Summit Results (Posted January 30, 2004)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(U.S. EPA) on Dec. 31, 2003, announced its final action plan in response
to the National Research Council (NRC) report on biosolids. U.S. EPA
states that it weighed several factors in drafting its final action
plan, including information and research needs gathered from broad
stakeholder input received through the Biosolids Research Summit
sponsored by the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) in July
2003.
In the Federal Register notice, Standards for the Use
or Disposal of Sewage Sludge; Final Agency Response to the National
Research Council Report on Biosolids Applied to Land and the Results of
EPA's Review of Existing Sewage Sludge Regulations, U.S. EPA describes
its final action plan to address NRC’s recommendations. The plan
includes a list of 14 projects the agency expects to complete or begin
within the next two to three years, "with the goal of strengthening
the sewage sludge use and disposal program."
For the full article, go to http://www.werf.org/Press/News_Events.cfm#actionplan.
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Biosolids Applied To Land: Advancing Standards and
Practices (Posted July 3, 2002)
Academies’ National Research Council (NRC)
on the completion of its 18-month study,
Biosolids
Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices and
supports its conclusion that there is no documented
scientific evidence that EPA’s 1993 Part 503 rule has failed to protect
public health. Read the full WEF
press releaseWEF
press release.
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