title: Sludge treatment and disposal in Slovakia.
abstract: The ongoing economic changes that accompany the transformation period of Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have significantly affected the production of wastes generated in urban areas and/or particularly in municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The production of sewage sludges is expected to increase in Slovakia because of upgrading the existing plants, requiring more extensive sewage treatment, and because of construction of new treatment plants. Analysis of available data combined with the latest results of comprehensive monitoring of sludge generated at municipal WWTPs shows the serious problems concerning its quality and thus in general with sludge management and its reuse. Based on results obtained from monitoring, an amendment of the present legislation for sludge disposal in agriculture is under preparation. Priorities of state environmental policy should include improvement of the present situation is sludge treatment and disposal in Slovakia.
authors.affiliation: Slovak Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Námer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sumná
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D006801:Humans; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis; D018154:Slovakia; D014504:Urban Health; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000517:prevention & control; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage