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Biosolids
Top - Rotifer / Bottom - Stalked Ciliate Colony  Michigan's Biosolids Program The Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ) encourages the use of Biosolids (also known as sewage sludge) to enhance agricultural and silvicultural production in Michigan. Almost all Biosolids that are land applied in Michigan are used to grow crops on sites at agronomic application rates approved by the DEQ. Biosolids are also used to provide nutrients and soil conditioning in mine reclamation programs, tree farms, and forest lands.

This page can be accessed as www.mi.gov/biosolids





Related Links

• Metals in Fertilizers - Washington State Database

• University of Florida Extension - Biosolids Publications

• Utah State University - Utah Water Research Laboratory

• Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association

• Virginia Biosolids Council - home page

• Penn State University Biosolids Bulletins

• National Academy of Sciences - Water Information Center

• Michigan Department of Agriculture Page & Link to MSU Extension Biosolids Bulletins

• University of Arizona, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science

• United States Department of Agriculture Research - Manure and Byproduct Utilization

• University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County

• NRCS Nutrient Management program

• W-170 Biosolids Research Group

• University of Missouri Extension - Biosolids Publications

• National Biosolids Partnership

• North East Biosolids & Residuals Association

• Washington State University

• North Carolina State University Biosolids Research

• Ontario Ministry of the Environment

• US EPA Biosolids

• Colorado State University Biosolids Research

• Cornell University Biosolids Publications

• Indiana Department of Environmental Management - Land Application Permitting

• Ohio EPA Biosolids Program

• Michigan Water Environment Association

• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture - Biosolids Information

• Water Environment Federation - Biosolids Knowledge Center

• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Biosolids Program



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