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Agricultural Utilization of Sewage Sludge

A Twenty Year Study at the Rosemount Agricultural Experiment Station University of Minnesota

   D.R. Linden,
   W.E. Larson,
   R.H. Dowdy, and
   C.E. Clapp

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA


Station Bulletin 605-1995
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station

Copyright ©1998 Regents of the University of Minnesota.

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Agricultural Utilization of Sewage Sludge

Table of Contents


Executive Summary
Project Background
 Background on Sludge
 Background on Problem Constituents of Sewage Sludge
The Rosemount Watershed Study
 Introduction
 Methods and Materials
 Results and Discussion
 Summary and Conclusions
 References
Effects of Sewage Sludge on Corn Silage and Animal Products
 Introduction
 Procedures
 Results
 Conclusions
The Effect of Lime-cake Municipal Sewage Sludge on
Corn Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Soil Analyses
 Introduction
 Study Objective
 Experimental Design and Procedures
 Results and Discussion
 Summary
Future Research Needs
Appendices
 A. Yearly Record of Sludge Application Practices and Equipment
 B. Laboratory Methods
 C. Meteorological Conditions at the Rosemount Watershed
 D. List of Related Publications and Presentations

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This is a cooperative summary report of research concerning agricultural utilization of sewage sludge. The cooperating agencies are:

University of Minnesota-Department of
Soil, Water and Climate
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Metropolitan Council Wastewater Services(formerly Metropolitan Waste Control
Commission of Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Minnesota Extension Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Soil Conservation Service, USDA
U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers

Correspondence involving this report should be addressed to:

Dr. H. H. Cheng, Head
Department of Soil, Water and Climate
439 Borlaug Hall
University of Minnesota
1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108-6028

For additional information on the Rosemount Watershed Study, see: C.E. Clapp, W.E. Larson, and R.H. Dowdy (eds.). 1994. Sewage sludge: Land utilization and the environment. SSSA Misc. Publication.

Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge these individuals for their support and contribution to municipal
sewage sludge research in Minnesota:
R.S. Adams, D.C. Bergstedt, B.J. Bray,
M.L. Breeze, P.M. Chabot, K.M. Chopp,
D.E. Clay, L.W. Cluever, R.M. Cruse,
J.R. Deans, M.M. DuBois, D.R. Duncomb,
N.J. Durben, G.E. Esse, A.M. Fulop, R.G. Gast,
J.A. Gates, J.R. Gilley, R.D. Goodrich,
W.A. Graham, S.C. Gupta, D.W. Halbach,
T.R. Halbach, G.E. Ham, D.J. Hansen,
S.A. Harding, J.D. Holt, C.M. Hormann,
J.A. Jeffery, J.M. Johnson, M.R. Johnson,
W.K. Johnson, B.D. Kamnikar, T.A. King,
K.S. Klair, A.M. Larkin, R.E. Larson,
J.J. Latterell, M.F. Layese, D.R. Linden,
G.C. Marten, W.P. Martin, M.T. Martindale,
M.L. Mellema, J.A. Molina, P.K. Morphew,
R.C. Munter, T.C. Newman, J.R. Nylund,
K.J. Otterson, D.E. Pamp, F.J. Pierce,
R.C. Polta, E.L. Schmidt, N.M. Schneider,
N.A. Schumacher, M.J. Shaffer, K.E. Smith,
M.H. Smithberg, S.A. Stark, D.L. Sullivan,
R.H. Susag, J.B. Swan, S.R. Thomas,
G.O. Titrud, J.M. Titrud, J.L. Valdes,
K.L. Walter, D.B. White, S.K. White, and
C.L. Wilcox.

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