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Technical resources
Technical resources
Technical resources for Michigan
- MSU Extension - Applying Biosolids to Land in Michigan (E2780)
- MSU Extension - Soil Sampling Bulletin E-498
- Michigan Department of Agriculture Biosolids page
- Michigan Water Environment Association
- US EPA Biosolids
- National Academy of Sciences - Water Information Center
- National Biosolids Partnership
- NRCS Nutrient Management program
- Water Environment Federation - Biosolids
- Water Environment Federation Q&A Land Application and Composting of Biosolids
Resources from other regions
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management - Land Application Permitting
- Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association
- North East Biosolids & Residuals Association
- Ohio EPA Biosolids Program
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture - Biosolids Information
- Penn State University Bulletin - Use of Biosolids in crop production
- Penn State University Bulletin - What is Sewage Sludge and what can be done with it?
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Biosolids Program
- University of Missouri Extension - Biosolids Publications
- United States Department of Agriculture Research - Manure and Byproduct Utilization
- Virginia Biosolids Council - home page
- Washington State University
Contact us
Each county has a specific biosolids coordinator assigned; find your county biosolids program staff.
Microbiology photo gallery
View a collection of phase contrast microscopy photographs of organisms involved in the biological treatment of wastewater. It is the excess cellular mass of these organisms produced during the treatment of wastewater that makes up the "bio" of biosolids!