scholarly journals Directions and Challenges in the Management of Municipal Sewage Sludge in Poland in the Context of the Circular Economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ksymena Rosiek
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Sludge Disposal ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management

Landfilling was the main method of sewage sludge disposal in Poland for decades. After Poland’s accession to the European Union (EU), many investments have been made into providing better access to tap water as well as to collect and treat municipal sewage. However, sewage sludge treatment has not been treated as an integral part of the implementation of wastewater management obligations. Stricter European Union regulations regarding the management of municipal sewage sludge (MSS) pose new challenges for Poland. The aim of this study was to analyze changes in the direction of the final management of municipal sewage sludge in Poland based on the analysis of strategic documents, regulations, literature, and available statistical data. The aim of the analysis was to search for directions to modify how sewage sludge is managed, given the approach promoted by the circular economy concept. The results prove that investments in wastewater treatment plants according to the EU sewage directive are not applied to the development of infrastructure that would enable the disposal of sewage sludge, which, for many years, has been stored (landfilling) or used directly in agriculture and ground reclamation. The introduction of stricter regulations in the area of sewage sludge usage and better wastewater treatment have increased the level of difficulties concerning sewage sludge management. Poland faces the challenge of defining sewage sludge management directions. The circular economy concept offers an approach that can be the basis for the creation of a new sewage sludge management strategy for Poland. The concept allows the combined goals of sewage sludge disposal and of energy and nutrients recovery to be achieved.

scholarly journals Sustainable management of sewage sludge

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 00120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tymoteusz Turlej ◽  
Marian Banaś
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Thermal Transformation ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Current State ◽  
Sewage Sludge Management ◽  
Legal Policies ◽  
Selection Of

The structure of municipal sewage sludge management in Poland, along with the change in legal regulations, has changed radically. The management of sewage sludge is of key importance for environmental pollution and limiting the negative impact on human health. This article presents current legal policies in Poland, methods of commonly used sewage sludge management in European countries, discusses the selection of an appropriate method for the disposal of municipal sewage sludge and an analysis of the current state of sewage sludge management in Poland. In addition, the difficulties associated with the adaptation of sewage sludge management for the requirements of sustainable development are discussed. The article contains foundations, challenges and concerns related to the thermal transformation of municipal sediments. Also forecast and directions of activities in sewage sludge management in Poland are presented.

scholarly journals Sewage Sludge-To-Energy Management In Eastern Europe: A Polish Perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Werle
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Sludge Management ◽  
Thermal Methods ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Directive ◽  
New Eu Members

Abstract The Sewage Sludge Directive 86/278/EEC was adopted about 30 years ago with a view to encourage sewage sludge reuse in agriculture and to regulate its use. Meanwhile, some EU Member States have adopted stricter standards and management practices than those specified in the Directive. In particular, the majority of Member States has introduced more stringent standards for sludge quality, including stricter limits for most potentially toxic elements, organic contaminants and other elements. In general, untreated sludge is no longer applied and in several Member States it is prohibited. In some cases, stringent standards have resulted in an effective ban on use of sludge in agriculture. Moreover, the implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive 91/271/EC should increase EU production of sewage sludge, thus enhancing problems related to sustainable sewage sludge management. Additionally, European legislation prohibits the landfill and water deposits of sewage sludge. The latest trends in the field of sludge management, ie combustion, pyrolysis, gasification and co-combustion, have generated significant scientific interest. This trend is specially strong visible in “new” EU Members countries which have to introduce strong EU Directive in their low system. Here the review the state of knowledge and technology in thermal methods for the utilization of municipal sewage sludge to obtain useful forms of energy such as pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, and co-combustion taking into consideration Poland situation is presented.

Pharmaceuticals in processing of municipal sewage sludge studied by grab and passive sampling

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra C. Lindholm-Lehto ◽  
Heidi S. J. Ahkola ◽  
Juha S. Knuutinen
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Passive Sampling ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Municipal Sludge ◽  
Bioavailable Fraction ◽  
Before And After

Abstract Concentrations of pharmaceuticals, consisting of four anti-inflammatory and one antiepileptic drug, were studied in the aqueous and solid phase of municipal sewage sludge, collected from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in central Finland. The samples included untreated municipal sludge from the biological wastewater treatment, digested sludge and sludge before and after composting. First, samples were taken as grab samples to study the bioavailable part in aqueous phase but also the part in solid fraction. Later, the long-term concentrations were studied by passive sampling with styrene divinylbenzene-reverse phase sulfonated (SDB-RPS) disks. In the untreated solid sludge, the concentrations of carbamazepine, diclofenac, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and naproxen were 0.5 ng g−1, 26 ng g−1, 29 ng g−1, 250 ng g−1, and 13 ng g−1, while in liquid phase they were 5.6 ng L−1, 200 ng L−1, 210 ng L−1, 35 ng L−1, and 55 ng L−1, respectively. Concentrations decreased with the treatment steps but substantial amounts still occured even after the final stage. The results show that current sludge treatment cannot fully remove pharmaceuticals, leaving varying concentrations after each stage. Additionally, the results suggest that SDB-RPS disks are suitable for sampling and quantification of the bioavailable fraction of pharmaceuticals in municipal sludge.

scholarly journals Application Status of Co-Processing Municipal Sewage Sludge in Cement Kilns in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingcheng Xu ◽  
Li Ping ◽  
Haihua Cao ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Yunhui Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Cement Kiln ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Sludge Disposal ◽  
Cement Kilns

Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) disposal is an urgent issue in China with the continuous growth of sewage treatment capacity. Among various disposal methods, co-processing of MSS in cement kilns has been one of the most promising disposal methods in recent years. The present situation of sewage treatment and sludge disposal, the development of co-processing MSS in a cement kiln, and main disposal routes in China were discussed in this study. The results indicated that China had paid considerable attention to the technology and released correlative policies in the past few years. There were about 35 co-processing projects built in China, all of which were limited by construction scale and pollutant emissions. Due to differences in construction methods and economic conditions, China’s co-processing projects mainly employed three routes—direct addition to a transition chamber, addition to a precalciner after direct thermal drying, and addition to a precalciner after indirect drying. Summarizing and analyzing the characteristics of MSS co-processing would facilitate its development in China and similar regions.

scholarly journals Ammonia Emission from Sewage Sludge Incineration Process

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Wielgosiński ◽  
Robert Cichowicz ◽  
Jacek Wiśniewski
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Ammonia Emission ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Sludge Incineration

Abstract In quantitative terms, sludge produced in the process of municipal wastewater treatment represents a small part of the total waste generated in municipal sources - its quantity represents only a few percent of the generated mass of municipal waste. However, the threats it brings, do not allow it to be neglected while designing the wastewater treatment process. At the same time, with increasing requirements regarding the quality of sewage discharged into the environment, there is an increase in the amount of sludge produced in wastewater treatment processes. In recent years, the share of thermal treatment of municipal sewage sludge has risen sharply - about 12 modern sludge incineration plants have been built and construction of new ones is considered. During more than a four-year operation of the sewage sludge incineration plant in the Combined Sewage Treatment Plant in Lodz (GOS) a large ammonia emission from the combustion process was observed. So, a decision was taken to examine this process. The paper presents results of ammonia emission from the combustion of sewage sludge from GOS as a function of temperature.

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