Emerging Biosolids Issues in Kern County

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Emerging Biosolids Issues in Kern County

• William ORullian
• Kern County
• Environmental Health Services Dept.

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LEA/CIWMB Partnership Conference 2006

• WERE HOT!

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San Joaquin Composting (LIBERTY COMPOST)
Largest Biosoilds Compost Facility in USA
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Biosolids Drying Bed
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Food Processing Wastes
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GREENACRES FARM City of Los Angeles
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Biosolids Sampling Perchlorate
Dioxins/Furans Flame Retardants (Brominated
Diphenyl Ethers BDEs) Other Emerging
Contaminants
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Honey Bucket Farms (Shane McGann)
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Biosolids Blended with Limestone Class A
(Exceptional Quality)
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STL Sacramento EPA 1614 Modified (PBDEs) SW
846 8290 (Dioxins/Furans ) EPA DW1 314.0
(Perchlorate) CFR 136A 1625 Modified (Emerging
Pollutants)
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Honey Bucket Farms Staging Area
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• Nuisance Compliants
• Dust
• Odors
• Vectors
• TRAFFIC
• Road Hazards
• Over Application

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USA Transport, City of Oxnard
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• BP Calciner Waste aka Blue Gyp
• Phgt12.5
• DTSC and Kern County EHSD Response