Derky
Member
- Location
- Bucks/oxon
We use it one year in 3 after osr. mix in within 24 hours, cheaper than artificial fertiliser in its place. Only problems come if it comes in wet and you cant get it mixed in.
Biosolids (human sludge)
- Thread starter j6891
- Start date
I stand corrected! Thanks. Thought there was only one.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
and another in Hertfordshire ...
Where abouts?
Weasel
Member
- Location
- in the hills
Is it true you can't use it if your farm assured on livestock ground?
No
Qms in Scotland make us sign a form to say we won't use it.
beefandsleep
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- Location
- Staffordshire
Wow, paying to take someone else's waste. Should it not be the other way round? Especially given the nature of the product.
Essentially, you are only paying for haulage and spreading. It's still pretty good value compared to buying in compound.
Weasel
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- Location
- in the hills
Consider the information in a previous TFF thread if you are a livestock producer:
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index...tentially-posing-major-risk-to-humans.108026/
Charlotte Kiernan
New Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Hello, I'm Charlotte, a second year Geography student currently doing my dissertation research regarding the impact of biosolids/sewage sludge on the abundance of micro plastics in UK rivers. I have a real interest in both farming practice and UK rivers which is why I have chosen this topic. However, I have been finding my local water treatment company very unwilling to classify farms that use biosolids. I am really interested to find a farm near the Gloucestershire/West Midlands area that uses biosolids to understand how well these products have been treated and the extent to which they are a source of micro plastics. Hopefully in understanding this it would allow water companies a better insight into the effect these products have on soil and nearby surface waters and potentially a more intensive treatment process. If anyone uses biosolids and is located near to a river I would be immensely grateful if I could come and do a bit of research...hopefully someone on here can help me out! 
Thanks so much, Charlotte.
Thanks so much, Charlotte.
Hello, I'm Charlotte, a second year Geography student currently doing my dissertation research regarding the impact of biosolids/sewage sludge on the abundance of micro plastics in UK rivers. I have a real interest in both farming practice and UK rivers which is why I have chosen this topic. However, I have been finding my local water treatment company very unwilling to classify farms that use biosolids. I am really interested to find a farm near the Gloucestershire/West Midlands area that uses biosolids to understand how well these products have been treated and the extent to which they are a source of micro plastics. Hopefully in understanding this it would allow water companies a better insight into the effect these products have on soil and nearby surface waters and potentially a more intensive treatment process. If anyone uses biosolids and is located near to a river I would be immensely grateful if I could come and do a bit of research...hopefully someone on here can help me out!
Thanks so much, Charlotte.
@Steevo
@MrNoo
@Mr Charisma
Also, contact Robin Aird at Charlton Park, Malmesbury. He's a bit off your patch but uses a lot of Wessex Water sewage cake & has been involved in the debate about microplastics https://charltonparkestate.com/contact/
I'm also a big user of biosolids but am in East Dorset.
Steevo
Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Have used previously but not for approx 10 years I guess due to significant soil nutrient reserves. Wouldn’t rule out more use in the future though-soil tests required this year.
- Location
- Leicester/England
Hello, I'm Charlotte, a second year Geography student currently doing my dissertation research regarding the impact of biosolids/sewage sludge on the abundance of micro plastics in UK rivers. I have a real interest in both farming practice and UK rivers which is why I have chosen this topic. However, I have been finding my local water treatment company very unwilling to classify farms that use biosolids. I am really interested to find a farm near the Gloucestershire/West Midlands area that uses biosolids to understand how well these products have been treated and the extent to which they are a source of micro plastics. Hopefully in understanding this it would allow water companies a better insight into the effect these products have on soil and nearby surface waters and potentially a more intensive treatment process. If anyone uses biosolids and is located near to a river I would be immensely grateful if I could come and do a bit of research...hopefully someone on here can help me out!
Thanks so much, Charlotte.
Ask the EA to view the sludge register as a part of the Public Registers for the area.
I would add that you would need to factor in any applications of food based digestates, both PAS110 and non-PAS110, along with any compost applications as they also are a potential source of micro-plastics. Also that bio-solids may also contain rubber particles from surface water run - off from roads.
All in all, very important work to fully understand the issue
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- Location
- Cirencester
Have used it in the past, great stuff!! Apparently very scarce this year although a large contract farmer seems to have managed to get himself a load looking at the piles sat in fields waiting to be spread after harvest.
Charlotte Kiernan
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Wow, thank you all for your replies so far! I am overwhelmed with the positive response my post has received and all this information has been hugely useful for me. I have emailed Charlton Park who will hopefully put me in contact with Robin and am about to send an email to the EA.
I would not have considered that I would need to account for food-based digestates so will be sure to make note of this when doing my dissertation research! Glad to know there is already an ongoing debate in the community regarding the use of biosolids and micro plastics
I would not have considered that I would need to account for food-based digestates so will be sure to make note of this when doing my dissertation research! Glad to know there is already an ongoing debate in the community regarding the use of biosolids and micro plastics
What size river are you looking for, Charlotte? I'm at the head of a catchment for the Moors River in E Dorset. It's seasonal flow only. PM me & you can see the water quality monitored 4 miles downstream by the EA at the moors Valley Golf Club.
I can put you in touch with my contact at Wessex Water who supplies me with biosolids.
I can put you in touch with my contact at Wessex Water who supplies me with biosolids.