Publications by authors named "Robert K Bastian"
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- Current guidance from the USEPA, CDC, and OSHA indicates that wastewater workers do not require extra protections against SARS-CoV-2, as there's no evidence of the virus being transmitted through wastewater.
- A review of existing literature shows that while RNA from SARS-CoV-2 can be found in fecal matter, no infectious virus has been documented in treated biosolids, suggesting low risk to workers.
- The study emphasizes that the risk of exposure to COVID-19 decreases with better wastewater treatment practices, highlighting the importance of following federal safety recommendations.
Today's land application practices are designed to effectively treat wastes, and have evolved from earlier practices that centered on cheap disposal with less regard for environmental protection. The major objectives of this paper are to (i) review how current land application practices, and our understanding of them, have evolved over time and (ii) explore how science is used (and sometimes misused or ignored) in the development of design, regulation, and management of sustainable land application. Land treatment technologies have been used effectively for the treatment and recycling of many types of wastewaters and organic residuals for many years.
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