U.S. EPA's 2006-2007 Targeted National Sewage Sludge Survey

摘要

EPA's 2006-2007 Targeted National Sewage Sludge Survey (TNSSS) is a valuable step in advancing the understanding of what chemical constituents are present in treated sewage sludge. The information from the survey provides important input for EPA and others to evaluate potential uses and associated risks of biosolids generated by publicly owned treatment works. It also fulfills an important commitment under the agency's four pronged strategy for pharmaceuticals and personal care products by providing the first national estimates of which pharmaceuticals, steroids and hormones may be present in sewage sludge and at what concentrations.