Biosolids: The Growing Potential for Use
Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption: Towards the Circular Economy
ISBN: 978-1-78714-620-4, eISBN: 978-1-78714-619-8
Publication date: 13 September 2018
Abstract
Biosolids, the residual solids from wastewater treatment operations and once considered a waste product by the industry, are now becoming increasingly recognised as a multifunctional resource with growing opportunities for marketable use. This shift in attitude towards biosolids management is spurred on by increasing volatility in energy, fertilizer and commodity markets as well as moves by the global community towards mitigating global warming and the effects of climate change. This chapter will provide an overview of current global biosolids practices (paired with a number of Australian examples) as well as discuss potential future uses of biosolids. Additionally, present and future risks and opportunities of biosolids use are highlighted, including potential policy implications.
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This research is funded by the CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd supported by the Cooperative Research Centres programme, an Australian Government initiative.
Citation
Goh, C.H.(., Short, M.D., Bolan, N.S. and Saint, C.P. (2018), "Biosolids: The Growing Potential for Use", Crocker, R., Saint, C., Chen, G. and Tong, Y. (Ed.) Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption: Towards the Circular Economy, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 67-88. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-619-820181007
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