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| Dato | Valore |
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| Title | Agricultural sewage sludge reuse potential in Apulia (Italy): different scenarios for the support of legislative decisions |
| Abstract | Agricultural use is one of the best options for sewage sludge management, whenever sludge quality is suitable with respect to established law limits and if local situations (field availability, climate, specific constraints) are favourable. This practice is recognized to be the most economical one and allows recovering nutrients and organic matter with benefits to crops and land. Beside general rules issued at European level (Directive 86/278/EEC) and transposed in Italy with D.Lgs. 99/1992, regional authorities can establish other restrictions to better protect environment, preserve population from nuisance and defend specific areas. Through GIS elaborations, we have analysed different scenarios, computing available land in Apulia region with present and new revised constraints and evaluating sludge quantities to be potentially recovered for land application in the light of current legislative limits, nitrogen requirements by crops and cultivation cycles. This study has showed that available land can face the total sludge production in the area even in the most conservative hypothesis. The used methodology represents a powerful tool to move the focus of political decisions from general law constraints towards specific ones closely related to the environmental and agricultural context and to plan new investments to completely satisfy sludge disposal needs. |
| Source | 15th European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference, worksho and exhibition, LEEDS, 15-17 Novembre 2010 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Contributo in atti di convegno |
| Authors | Lotito, A. M., Fratino, U., Lotito, V., Mininni, G., and Blonda, M. |
| Text | 89804 2010 Agricultural sewage sludge reuse potential in Apulia Italy different scenarios for the support of legislative decisions Lotito, A. M., Fratino, U., Lotito, V., Mininni, G., and Blonda, M. Politecnico di Bari Politecnico di Bari IRSA U.O.S. di Bari Istituto di ricerca sulle acque IRSA U.O.S. Bari Agricultural use is one of the best options for sewage sludge management, whenever sludge quality is suitable with respect to established law limits and if local situations field availability, climate, specific constraints are favourable. This practice is recognized to be the most economical one and allows recovering nutrients and organic matter with benefits to crops and land. Beside general rules issued at European level Directive 86/278/EEC and transposed in Italy with D.Lgs. 99/1992, regional authorities can establish other restrictions to better protect environment, preserve population from nuisance and defend specific areas. Through GIS elaborations, we have analysed different scenarios, computing available land in Apulia region with present and new revised constraints and evaluating sludge quantities to be potentially recovered for land application in the light of current legislative limits, nitrogen requirements by crops and cultivation cycles. This study has showed that available land can face the total sludge production in the area even in the most conservative hypothesis. The used methodology represents a powerful tool to move the focus of political decisions from general law constraints towards specific ones closely related to the environmental and agricultural context and to plan new investments to completely satisfy sludge disposal needs. 978 1 903958 38 4 Gli atti sono stati pubblicati in uno stich USB 15th European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference, worksho and exhibition LEEDS 15 17 Novembre 2010 Internazionale Contributo 15th European Biosolids and organic resources Conference, Workshop and exhibition Contents_15th_European_Biosolids_Organic_Resources.pdf AGRICULTURAL SEWAGE SLUDGE REUSE POTENTIAL IN APULIA ITALY ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS FOR THE SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE DECISIONS Lotito_biosolids.pdf Contributo in atti di convegno vincenzo.lotito LOTITO VINCENZO giuseppe.mininni MININNI GIUSEPPE massimo.blonda BLONDA MASSIMO TA.P07.001.004 Trattamenti per il riutilizzo e per lo smaltimento dei fanghi di depurazione |