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Publication Type:
| Newsletter |
Author(s): | Beck, John |
Title: | Across the bridge: Soil modification and conditioning with sludge |
Source: | Newsnotes (Michigan Turfgrass Foundation). Spring 1990, p. 10-11. |
Publishing Information: | Saginaw, MI: Michigan Turfgrass Foundation |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Recycling; Sewage sludge; Soil amendments
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Abstract/Contents: | A sewage treatment plant in Upper Michigan was looking for suitable land on which to recycle sewage. Oak Crest, a municipal golf course in Upper Michigan had needs: 1) Nutrients for trees, native plants and grasses due to the annual removal of leaves; 2) Increase the organic content of the soils; and 3) resolve problem of soil pH (4.7-6.0) coupled with acidic rainfall. The golf course became the location for recycling the sewage and solved its needs also. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, b/w |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Beck, J. 1990. Across the bridge: Soil modification and conditioning with sludge. Newsnotes (Michigan Turfgrass Foundation). p. 10-11. |
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