• Presents the first comprehensive review of all environmental and health issues associated with land application
• Contains 80 tables that make the information easily retrievable
• Describes the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of biosolids
• Discusses heavy metals, other trace elements, pathogens and toxic organic compounds found in biosolids
• Compares risk-based regulations in the U.S. with those based on no net degradation in Europe and Canada

Over 50 percent of the 6,900 million dry tons of sewage sludge generated each year in the United States is land applied. The principal controversies surrounding the land application of biosolids involve heavy metals and pathogens. Land Application of Sewage Sludge and Biosolids is a comprehensive, scientific text providing a complete review of various aspects of this controversial subject, from an extensive discussion of heavy metals and pathogens to the fate and effects of organic compounds. Consideration is given to crop removal of metals and organics, soil erosion, and leaching, as well as to differing approaches and regulations in Europe and Canada. The result is an authoritative, science-based, and unbiased perspective on the benefits and the potential risks of land application to human health and the environment.