Excerpt from Hydrogeologic Evaluation of the Effects of Surface Application of Sewage Sludge to Agricultural Land Near Rockton, Illinois The application of sewage sludge to agricultural land provides a viable alternative to disposing of it in landfills or via incineration. Application of sewage sludge can actually benefit the land by improving the physical condition of the soil and by recycling plant nutrients. Hydrogeologists are concerned, however, that when sludge 15 applied to a sensitive hydrogeologic setting, the ...
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Excerpt from Hydrogeologic Evaluation of the Effects of Surface Application of Sewage Sludge to Agricultural Land Near Rockton, Illinois The application of sewage sludge to agricultural land provides a viable alternative to disposing of it in landfills or via incineration. Application of sewage sludge can actually benefit the land by improving the physical condition of the soil and by recycling plant nutrients. Hydrogeologists are concerned, however, that when sludge 15 applied to a sensitive hydrogeologic setting, the groundwater could be contaminated by nitrogen, metals, organic compounds, or other sludge constituents. Application rates of sludge must be adjusted to avoid overloading. The two sludge application areas that were the subject of this investigation are of permeable sand and gravel, a material that is highly susceptible to contamination. Both areas are in Rockton Town ship, northern Winnebago County, Illinois (fig. Groundwater quality at these areas was compared to two other areas, also in Rockton Town ship, where there were no records of sewage sludge applications. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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