The influence of sewage sludge application on physical and biological properties of solids

The influence of sewage sludge application on physical and biological properties of solids

Environmental Pollution (Series A) 33 (1984) 187-191 Book Reviews The Influence of Sewage Sludge Application on Physical and Biological Properties o...

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Environmental Pollution (Series A) 33 (1984) 187-191

Book Reviews

The Influence of Sewage Sludge Application on Physical and Biological Properties of Soils. Edited by G. Catroux, P. L'Hermite and E. Suess. D. Reidel Publishing Co., Dordrecht, Holland, Boston, London. 1982. Pp. 253. ISBN90277 1501 7. Price: Dfl. 80, US$34.95. A seminar was held in Munich, Germany, in June 1981 to collect data and exchange ideas on the agronomic value of sewage sludge. Ten papers deal with the effects on the physical properties of the soil, and eight on the biological properties.

Disinfection of Sewage Sludge: Technical, Economic and Microbiological Aspects. Edited by A. M. Bruce, A. H. Havelaar and P. L'Hermite. D. Reidel Publishing Co., Dordrecht. 1983. Pp. 252. ISBN 90 277 15025. Price: Dfl. 80, US$34.95. The proceedings of a workshop, held in Zurich, Switzerland, in May 1982, have been produced commendably quickly. The sixteen papers deal comprehensively with the disinfection of sewage sludge, to enable this material to be used in agriculture. Methods considered include pasteurisation, aerobic thermophilic digestion, composting, irradiation, storage and lime treatment.

Impact of Marine Pollution of Society. Edited by Virginia K. Tippie and Dana R. Kester. 1982. J.F. Bergin, South Hadley, Mass. Pp. 313, ISBN 0 03 059732 3. Price: US$29-95 (cloth). This volume includes the papers given at a conference held at the University of Rhode Island at a date not revealed in the text. Some 20 187 Environ. Pollut. Ser. A. (33)(1984)--© ElsevierAppliedSciencePublishersLtd, England, 1984. Printed in Great Britain