Overview
- Editors:
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Sally Brown
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ARS, USDA, Beltsville, USA
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J. Scott Angle
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University of Maryland, College Park, USA
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Lee Jacobs
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Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
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Table of contents (37 chapters)
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Basis for Co-Utilization of Residuals
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- Margie Lynn Stratton, Jack E. Rechcigl
Pages 9-34
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Potential Uses for Co-Utilization Products
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- Charles Henry, Peggy Leonard
Pages 79-87
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- R. Cohen, B. Chefetz, Y. Hadar
Pages 113-130
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- K. D. Ritchey, M. A. Elrashidi, R. B. Clark, V. C. Baligar
Pages 139-147
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- L. Darrell Norton, Robert Altieri, Cliff Johnston
Pages 163-174
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- M. R. Brosius, G. K. Evanylo, L. R. Bulluck, J. B. Ristaino
Pages 195-202
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Scientific and Managerial Considerations
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- J. A. Ryan, L. T. Bryndzia
Pages 219-233
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About this book
Co-utilization or blending of residuals offers a unique opportunity to develop products with particular characteristics that are able to target specific customer needs. The very notion of deliberately blending by-products suggests that the recycling and beneficial reuse industries are taking a quantitative step forward towards developing products rather than simply reusing residuals. At the same time that this step provides unique opportunities, it also presents unique challenges. The science associated with the beneficial use of one product may not apply when that product is mixed with another residual. Blending of materials may alter the chemistry of the components of the mixture. This may offer additional benefits, as in the case of disease suppression in composts, or present unexpected problems, as the use of lime-stabilized biosolids has done in Maryland. This book consists of the proceedings of the Beltsville Symposium. The organizers of the Symposium attempted to structure a meeting that would outline both the potential benefits of co-utilization as well as concerns. The editors have divided the proceedings into sections that describe the practical basis for co-utilization of residuals as well as the potential benefits. Specific considerations are described. Finally, case studies include descriptions of successful operations and data that detail results of research involving co-utilization materials. Blending of materials for specific objectives needs to be the focus of any successful co-utilization effort. The scientific implications of the mix need to be determined before a product can be used properly.
Reviews
`This book is quite useful for decision-makers and ecological managers ... This work can certainly be recommended for practical use, and to a lesser extent as a textbook for students and teachers.'
International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 12:2-3 (1999)
Editors and Affiliations
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ARS, USDA, Beltsville, USA
Sally Brown
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University of Maryland, College Park, USA
J. Scott Angle
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Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
Lee Jacobs
