
Project 319
Alum Sludge in the Aquatic Environment
$172,769
Principal Investigator
Dennis
George
Research Manager
Elizabeth C Kawczynski
Contractor
Tennessee Technological University
Abstract
Investigates effects of treatment plant sludges on a variety of receiving waters by means of laboratory and field-scale evaluation of the impact of sludge on the aquatic environment and the solubilization kinetics of aluminum hydroxide sludges. Studies four field locations for the impacts of alum sludges on benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Published in 1991.