Biosolids Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/10426

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Biosolids Applied to Land

Advancing Standards and Practices

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The 1993 regulation (Part 503 Rule) governing the land application of biosolids was established to protect public health and the environment from reasonably anticipated adverse effects. Included in the regulation are chemical pollutant limits, operational standards designed to reduce pathogens and the attraction of disease vectors, and management practices. This report from the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology evaluates the technical methods and approaches used by EPA to establish those standards and practices, focusing specifically on human health protection. The report examines improvements in risk-assessment practices and advances in the scientific database since promulgation of the regulation, and makes recommendations for addressing public health concerns, uncertainties, and data gaps about the technical basis of the biosolids standards.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology; Committee on Toxicants and Pathogens in Biosolids Applied to Land

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National Research Council. 2002. Biosolids Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10426.

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365 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-08486-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/10426

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xx
Summary	1-16
1 Introduction	17-30
2 Biosolids Management	31-105
3 Epdiemiological Evidence of Health Effects Associated with Biosolids Production and Application	106-125
4 Advances in Risk Assessment since the Establishment of the Part 503 Rule	126-163
5 Evaluation of EPA's Approach to Setting Chemical Standards	164-256
6 Evaluation of EPA's Approach to Setting Pathogen Standards	257-321
7 Integration of Chemical and Pathogen Risk Assessment	322-334
Glossary	335-337
Appendix A Biographical Information on the Committee on Toxicants and Pathogens in Biosolids Applied to Land	338-343
Appendix B Partipants at Public Sessions	344-346

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