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In the Perth metropolitan area, sludge from primary and secondary treatment is anaerobically digested in a two phase, mesophilic process, before being dewatered by belt press or centrifugation. Currently, all of the sludge produced is either stored on site, or composted by contractors and sold as a soil amendment. The composting processes and the quality of the marketed product are currently not subject to regulation. However, sludge use guidelines are expected to be released, which will specify a range of requirements for sludge based products intended for land application.
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Mort, N.R., Hofstede, H.T., Gibbs, R.A. (1996). Giardia Die Off in Anaerobically Digested Wastewater Sludge During Composting. In: de Bertoldi, M., Sequi, P., Lemmes, B., Papi, T. (eds) The Science of Composting. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1569-5_151
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