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VOICE YOUR SUPPORT!  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/biosolids/  

Declare your appreciation of sanitation, clean water, and healthy soils by signing this petition!   

Support the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles by returning biosolids and their renewable nutrients to the land. Improve our soils, feed our plants, and sequester carbon! Biosolids are Safe and Effective!   

Benefits of Biosolids 

• Washington State University: http://organic.tfrec.wsu.edu/compost/ImagesWeb/CompField.html
• University of Missouri Extension: http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=WQ427
• Virginia Biosolids Council: http://www.virginiabiosolids.com/benefits/index.htm
• Biosolids.com: http://www.biosolids.com/benefits.html
• OCSD uses biosolids compost onsite and within our cities to build healthy soils:http://www.ocsd.com/environmental/biosolids/compost_program.asp
• Urban Food Producer blog: Biosolids: an intersection of public health, clean water, and sustainable ag -http://blog.seattlepi.com/soiltosalad/2011/05/05/biosolids-an-intersection-of-public-health-clean-water-and-sustainable-ag/
• Virginia farmers and public benefits– “Smith reported that the biosolids-treated pasture stayed green all summer while pastures treated with commercial fertilizer did not do as well. Smith estimated that the biosolids-treated pasture received 50 percent more grazing pressure than the untreated pastures. He observed that the treated pasture not only stayed greener during the summer, but also grew back more quickly after grazing, grew well until the fall frosts, and looked better than untreated pastures in December.” ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/Economics/tools/CropHay/Applying%20Biosolids.pdf
• NEW 9/20/11: Comparison of Manures, Fertilizers, and Biosolids. Older publication with some good info. Class B salmonella seems high - at least I've never seen in our biosolids. http://www.hvmsd.org/docs/FERTILIZERS.pdf

Tip of the Research Iceberg!

University of Missouri Extension -  http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=WQ427    

Washington State University -  http://organic.tfrec.wsu.edu/compost/ImagesWeb/CompField.html   

USDA Biosolids / Soils / Metals Research – (small sampling of available reports and research)http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=949

• USDA/NRCS  Biosolids Application in Virgina (report) - ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/Economics/tools/CropHay/Applying%20Biosolids.pdf
  

  • Compost Use: Update on Potential Impacts of Heavy Metals and Dioxins. Rufus L. Chaney , USDA-ARS, Environmental Chemistry Lab, Bldg. 007, BARC-West, Beltsville, MD 20705; Philip G. Reeves, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Center, Grand Forks, ND 58202; Sally L. Brown, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.http://compostingcouncil.org/admin/wp-content/plugins/wp-pdfupload/pdf/177/Sa...
    

    • In situ Remediation/Reclamation/Restoration of Metals Contaminated Soils using Tailor-Made Biosolids Mixtures. Chaney, R.L., S.L. Brown, J.S. Angle, T.I. Stuczynski, W.L. Daniels, C.L. Henry, G. Siebielec, Y.-M. Li, M. Malik, J.A. Ryan and H. Compton. 2000. In situ Remediation/Reclamation/Restoration of Metals Contaminated Soils using Tailor-Made Biosolids Mixtures. In Proc Symposium on Mining, Forest and Land Restoration: The Successful Use of Residuals/Biosolids/Organic Matter for Reclamation Activities (Denver, CO, July 17-20, 2000). Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association, Denver, CO.http://www.rmwea.org/tech_papers/mine_forest_land_2000/Chaney.pdf

    
    

    University of Arizona Water Quality Center - http://wqc.arizona.edu/  

    • Dr. Ian Pepper’s long list of peer-reviewed publications. He has been one of the most active researchers in the biosolids field in recent years.
    • Sustainability of Biosolids confirmed using 20 years worth of data - factsheet: http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/consumer/az1426.pdf
    • Treated biosolids safe for agricultural use - http://westernfarmpress.com/equipment/treated-biosolids-safe-agricultural-use
    • Wastewater treatment lowers pathogen levels in biosolids -http://westernfarmpress.com/management/wastewater-treatment-lowers-pathogen-l...

    
    

    Updated: 8/24/11