Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n.pl. Solid or semisolid material obtained from treated wastewater, often used as fertilizer.
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- n. Plural form of biosolid.
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Examples
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For now, The PUC is not giving away what it calls biosolids compost, and said it will study the issue further.
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More solid nutrients from sewage can also be reused by composting "biosolids" - something Metro has been doing already for several years at Annacis.
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The Worsted Witch » Lawn of the Dead: A recent study found dozens of medicinal, industrial, and household compounds—also known as biosolids—in the treated sewage sludge that government agencies try to palm off to the unsuspecting as “lawn-and-garden enhancements.”
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"We understand there are additional concerns about biosolids, which is why we are willing to openly work" with the EPA and environmental groups.
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It's done by using the residue that comes after treating wastewater, which is otherwise known as biosolids, and leftover wood chips from local loggers.
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Tim Grove, biosolids manager with Houff's, called biosolids a "cost-effective" alternative to other fertilizers.
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Monroe is already composting some of the material, called biosolids, but it doesn't have enough room to compost it all, he said.
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The infractions included failure to ensure that the sludge did not contaminate underground water supplies and failure to test the sludge - also called biosolids - for contaminates.
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Note that our federal government has prosily and misleadingly renamed sludge "biosolids"; don't be fooled.
Andrew Kimbrell: Give Thanks, But Not For Toxic Sewage Sludge
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To enhance C sequestration, coal combustion by-products can be applied in conjunction with organic amendments like mulch from biomass, agricultural residues, and process waste materials, such as biosolids, pulp and sludge from paper production.
Offsetting carbon dioxide emissions through minesoil reclamation
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