Title: Human Health and Environmental Impact of Using Sewage Sludge on Forestry and for Restoration of Derelict Land 
Resource Type: document --> technical publication --> report 
Country: United Kingdom 
Year: 2008 
Availability: Report of SNIFFER Project, SNIFFER Code: UKLQ09. On line, Printed copies available from: office@fwr.org.uk from: 
Author 1/Producer: Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) 
Other Authors/Producers: Forestry Commission 
Author / Producer Type: Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body 
Report / download web link (=direct link): http://www.sniffer.org.uk/Resources/UKLQ09/Layout_Default/0. ...  
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Brownfields
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->Remediation options overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Human health
Contaminated land-->Risk management-->Risk management overview
Contaminated land-->Risk management-->Strategies
 
Short description: Although there is a great deal of research and scientific data on sewage sludge application to land, much of this relates to modest application rates on agricultural land. In recent years there has been an increase in the amount applied to forestry, and to former opencast coal sites in the UK for purposes of land restoration. This project has addressed the need to review this activity and develop decision support systems and guidelines to ensure that the activities will not affect public health or adversely affect the environment. SNIFFER, on behalf of SEPA, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, the Scottish Government and Forestry Commission, in partnership with Health Protection Scotland. commissioned the research in June 2006. The project has aimed to: · to carry out a detailed desk-based literature review; and · follow this up with quantitative assessments of four case study sites where sewage sludge has already been used. The outputs from the literature review and case study sites have informed the development a systematic site suitability and risk assessment procedure to enable regulators to readily determine if a site is suitable for sludge spreading and what management and application rates are appropriate. 
Link to Organisation(s): SNIFFER
 
Submitted By: Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 27/01/2009

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