This report broadens the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency’s (EPA) series of solid waste studies by quantifying the amount of biosolids managed by municipal solid waste (MSW) facilities. Biosolids are the byproduct of municipal wastewater treatment and also are known as sewage sludge. This report focuses on biosolids generated by publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and the subsequent management practices used by POTWs for treating and then recycling or disposing of biosolids.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Biosolids Generation Use and Disposal in the United States (PDF)(81 pp, 549 K, September 1999, EPA530-R-99-009)