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PROCESSED SEWAGE SLUDGES [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Soils (Agriculture)
CONT

Farmers apply treated sewage sludge from drinking water and wastewater treatments plants to their crop lands to add nutrients to soil, reducing the need for more costly chemical fertilizers.

OBS

The term "sludge" is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (sludges), particularly when speaking of different types of sludge.

Key term(s)
  • treated sewage sludges
  • processed sewage sludges

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Sols (Agriculture)
CONT

Les agriculteurs épandent des boues d'épuration traitées provenant de stations de traitement d'eau potable et de stations de traitement des eaux usées sur leurs terres cultivables afin d'ajouter des éléments nutritifs au sol et de réduire les quantités nécessaires de fertilisants plus coûteux.

Key term(s)
  • boue d'épuration traitée

Spanish

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