Book Description

This book summarises current knowledge and experience of the properties of construction materials made from sewage sludge derivatives as
well as assessing the potential savings and hazards of using sewage sludge as a construction material.

Information is provided for stakeholders in the recycling of sewage sludge including the sludge producers, structural material manufacturers, retailers and users.

The book details the potential applications of sewage sludge derivatives in structural construction materials and outlines the health and safety implications as well as the positive and negative impacts on the environment. It also provides information on the economics, and barriers to the use, of sludge in structural materials.

166 pages

Contents: Summary, Acknowledgements, Executive summary, Glossary, Acronyms and Abbreviations, 1 Introduction, 2 Sludge production and treatment, 3 Government policy and legislation, 4 Construction products, 5 Decision criteria, 6 Health aand safety, 7 Environmental impact, 8 Economic appraisal, 9 Barriers to use of sludge in construction materials, 10 Summary and conclusions, 11 Recommendations, A1 Wastewater and sludge treatment, A2 Sludge data, A3 Legislation, A4 Ceramics, A5 Cement, A6 Aggregates, A7 Toxicity risk assessment, A8 Economics, A9 Environmental economics, References and bibliography