How rapidly do pathogens decay in sewage sludge treatment?

Rouch, Duncan; Thurbon, Nerida; Fleming, Vennessa; Mondal, Tania; Chellappan, Sriharini; Khallaf, Basma Ashour; Kong, Frederick; Zeng, Sheng; Deighton, Margaret; Smith, Stephen

How rapidly do pathogens decay in sewage sludge treatment?

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posted on 2024-11-01, 13:19 authored by Duncan Rouch, Nerida Thurbon, Vennessa Fleming, Tania Mondal, Sriharini Chellappan, Basma Ashour Khallaf, Frederick Kong, Sheng Zeng, Margaret Deighton, Stephen Smith

Can sewage sludge be treated for shorter times than those currently required by national regulations? Key plant nutrients are lost by long-term storage of biosolids1 . Shorter treatment times are desirable, provided microbiological safety is assured. We have, therefore, investigated decay times of key pathogens present in raw sewage.

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Microbiology Australia

Volume

33

Issue

4

Start page

176

End page

178

Total pages

3

Publisher

Australian Society for Microbiology

Place published

Melbourne, Australia

Language

English

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2006040289

Esploro creation date

2020-06-22

Fedora creation date

2013-04-08

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Pathogen decay biosolids sewage sludge

How rapidly do pathogens decay in sewage sludge treatment?

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