Sewage sludge is the residual, semi-solid material that is produced as a by-product during sewage treatment of industrial or municipal wastewater. The term "septage" also refers to sludge from simple
Desiccation cracks in dried sludge, the hard final remains from a sewage plant
Sewage sludge in a beaker from a treatment plant
A shovel excavator loading solid sewage sludge for land application.
Sewage sludge treatment describes the processes used to manage and dispose of sewage sludge produced during sewage treatment. Sludge treatment is focused on reducing sludge weight and volume to reduce
Sludge treatment in anaerobic digesters at a sewage treatment plant in Cottbus, Germany
Dried, anaerobically digested sludge.
A sewage sludge thickener.
Sludge treatment in the sewage treatment plant of Birsfelden, Germany.