Effects of Organic Chemicals in Sludge Applied to Soi

Preface

This report contains the results of a study of the fate and effects of organic contaminants in wastewater sludge applied to agricultural soil. The aim of the project was to examine the biodegradability of chemicals in wastewater sludge and to investigate whether or not biodegradation would lead to a decrease in the toxicity of the sludge to selected soil organisms.

The project was funded by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

The members of the steering group for the project were:

Lone Schou, Danish Environmental Protection Agency (chairman)
Bettina Jensen, Danish Environmental Protection Agency
John Jensen, National Environmental Research Institute
Torben Madsen, VKI

Henning Clausen, Danish Environmental Protection Agency, replaced Lone Schou and Bettina Jensen in the reporting phase of the project

VKI, October, 1998
Torben Madsen