For now, The PUC is not giving away what it calls biosolids compost, and said it will study the issue further. From Wordnik.com. [CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports] Reference
Tim Grove, biosolids manager with Houff's, called biosolids a "cost-effective" alternative to other fertilizers. From Wordnik.com. [News for Waynesboro News Virginian] Reference
Monroe is already composting some of the material, called biosolids, but it doesn't have enough room to compost it all, he said. From Wordnik.com. [HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News] Reference
Note that our federal government has prosily and misleadingly renamed sludge "biosolids"; don't be fooled. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Kimbrell: Give Thanks, But Not For Toxic Sewage Sludge] Reference
Alice Waters 'Chez Panisse Foundation jumps on the' biosolids 'bandwagon. From Wordnik.com. [In These Times] Reference
The City of Milwaukee produces fertilizer from its biosolids which is sold at Home Depot. From Wordnik.com. [All Today's News - Sightline Daily] Reference
Although it won't be available Saturday, the Marseilles sewage treatment plant is still a source for "biosolids" fertilizer. From Wordnik.com. [The Times Today's News] Reference
"biosolids," an invented PR euphemism used to cynically re-brand toxic waste as "fertilizer" given free to farmers. From Wordnik.com. [Center for Media and Democracy - Publishers of PR Watch] Reference
"biosolids" from the city sanitation plant to produce compost - a nutrient-rich loam that is used as a soil additive. From Wordnik.com. [Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories] Reference
Around 40 counties currently have biosolids being spread on their lands. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - “Organic”: It’s not what you think.] Reference
Effect of biosolids processing on the bioavailability of lead in urban soils. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Literacy and Sensationalist Journalism] Reference
VILES (voice-over): Industry groups like to call it biosolids, but it is sewage sludge. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2003] Reference
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that counties cannot ban the use of biosolids. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - “Organic”: It’s not what you think.] Reference
The Shields comments are typical of the unsupported claims against biosolids and compost. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Literacy and Sensationalist Journalism] Reference
biosolids can represent 12% of an animal's diet if fluid biosolids are surface applied. From Wordnik.com. [Horizon Organic to consumers: sewage sludge is good for you! | The Greenwash Brigade | Marketplace from American Public Media] Reference
On Friday the 13th of June, the Associated Press AP released a new story regarding biosolids. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Literacy and Sensationalist Journalism] Reference
It's too bad the biosolids opponents, and much of the media and public, don't have the same ability. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Literacy and Sensationalist Journalism] Reference
Two years earlier, the Virginia Supreme Court had ruled that counties cannot ban the use of biosolids. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - “Organic”: It’s not what you think.] Reference
The resulting sewage sludge, known euphemistically as "biosolids," is then applied as fertilizer to land. ". From Wordnik.com. [Rational Review] Reference
I am one of the co-authors of the article about using biosolids compost to reduce risk from lead in urban soils. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Literacy and Sensationalist Journalism] Reference
The new article says the original piece went to far in claiming that composted biosolids were a significant health risk. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Literacy and Sensationalist Journalism] Reference
There is the Sewage industry's attempts to rename sludge, the leftover material from sewage treatment plants, to “biosolids.”. From Wordnik.com. [ideonexus.com » 2004 » 5月] Reference
Virginia allows and requires the spreading of human waste sludge (biosolids) on farms, where it then enters the food stream again. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - “Organic”: It’s not what you think.] Reference
Now, the new AP story, written by science writer Malcolm Ritter, places the research using Baltimore biosolids compost in perspective. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Literacy and Sensationalist Journalism] Reference
Despite this case and mounting evidence of the dangers in biosolids, sludge giveaway programs continue unabated and are often accellerated. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Kimbrell: Give Thanks, But Not For Toxic Sewage Sludge] Reference
Effluent waters the trees, and biosolids fertilize them. From Wordnik.com. [Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed] Reference
"We are trying to make a Class A biosolids product," he said. From Wordnik.com. [GJSentinel - Latest News Headlines] Reference
Todaym, unfortunately, the biosolids scam is bigger than ever. From Wordnik.com. [Center for Media and Democracy - Publishers of PR Watch] Reference
The wet biosolids are fed into the drying chamber by a dosing unit. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
San Francisco's free 'organic biosolids compost' filled with toxic chemicals. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Progress] Reference
So the most common use for biosolids in the US is application to land as a fertilizer. From Wordnik.com. [MoJo Blogs and Articles] Reference
OWASA applies its more highly treated biosolids to land it owns as well as privately owned land. From Wordnik.com. Reference
New thermal drying system from Siemens to help minimize biosolids in Poland's fourth largest city. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
Common soil amendments used in RMSs are biosolids, compost, manure, lime and coal combustion byproducts. From Wordnik.com. [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference
The trees take up a lot of water and nutrients - some 7 percent of the plant effluent and 30 percent of its biosolids. From Wordnik.com. [Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Others such as residents-turned-activists Nancy Holt and Myra Dotson say the biosolids, or treated sewage sludge, causes health problems. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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