Overview of legislation on sewage sludge management in developed countries worldwide

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Christodoulou ◽  
K. Stamatelatou
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management

The need to apply innovative technologies for maximizing the efficiency and minimizing the carbon footprint of sewage treatment plants has upgraded sewage sludge management to a highly sophisticated research and development sector. Sewage sludge cannot be regarded solely as ‘waste’; it is a renewable resource for energy and material recovery. From this perspective, legislation on sewage sludge management tends to incorporate issues related to environmental protection, public health, climate change impacts and socio-economic benefits. This paper reviews the existing legislative frameworks and policies on sewage sludge management in various countries, highlighting the common ground as well as the different priorities in all cases studied. More specifically, the key features of legislation regarding sludge management in developed countries such as the USA, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the European Union (EU27) are discussed.

scholarly journals Sewage Sludge Management in a Sewage Treatment Plant

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-217
Author(s):  
Dariusz Królik ◽  
Przemysław Wypych ◽  
Jakub Kostecki
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Methane Fermentation ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plants ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management

Abstract Sewage sludge produced in municipal sewage treatment plants, because of its physicochemical and sanitary properties, is a serious threat to the environment. In order to neutralize it, various methods of processing are used, which directly affect the quantity and quality of produced sewage sludge, which in the final stage can be used naturally. Properly managed sludge management is presented on the example of a sewage treatment plant, conducting the methane fermentation process with the production of biogas.

scholarly journals Analysis of the comprehensive management of sewage sludge in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Przydatek ◽  
Aldona Katarzyna Wota
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Wastewater Management ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Comprehensive Management ◽  
Safe Management ◽  
Average Share ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management ◽  
Agricultural Use

Abstract The methods of sewage sludge management in Poland have largely been determined by the legal requirements related to the Poland’s membership in the European Union. Since 1st January 2016, sewage sludge landfilling is prohibited. It must be emphasised that legal changes regarding wastewater management, along with the systematic increase in the volume of produced sludge, entail the necessity to change the existing method of sewage sludge management. This paper contains an analysis of solutions for management of sewage sludge produced in Poland over the period of 8 years. The goal of the work was an assessment of comprehensive management of sewage sludge produced in Poland from 2009 to 2016. Despite the decrease in the agricultural use of sewage sludge, their average share of 32% was the highest among other forms of sewage sludge management in Poland. Another form, related with the final stage of sewage sludge management, concerned its thermal processing. It was treated as a promising method, with a 19% increase over the analysed period. An optimal solution should be found to ensure safe management of sewage sludge.

Implementation of a Multicriteria Sewage Sludge Management Model in the Southern Québec Municipality of Lac-Mégantic, Canada

1997 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Bellehumeur ◽  
Liette Vasseur ◽  
Colette Ansseau ◽  
Bernard Marcos
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management

scholarly journals Sewage sludge management – a case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (46) ◽  
pp. 733-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Miłek ◽  
Jolanta Latosińska ◽  
Zbigniew Dyk
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management

The Concept of a Sewage-Sludge Management System for an Individual Household

2010 ◽  
pp. 179-190
Author(s):  
Hanna Obarska-Pempkowiak ◽  
Magdalena Gajewska ◽  
Ewa Wojciechowska ◽  
Arkadiusz Ostojski
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Management System ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Individual Household ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management

scholarly journals Sanitary and environmental aspects of sewage sludge management

2019 ◽  
pp. 155-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Rorat ◽  
Pauline Courtois ◽  
Franck Vandenbulcke ◽  
Sébastien Lemiere
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management

Sewage sludge management in Europe: a critical analysis of data quality

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Pellegrini ◽  
Cesare Saccani ◽  
Augusto Bianchini ◽  
Luca Bonfiglioli
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management

scholarly journals Appraisal of changes in sewage sludge management

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1607-1614 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Vochozka ◽  
A. Maroušková ◽  
J. Váchal ◽  
J. Straková
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management
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