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Issues
Biosolids
As Nova Scotia tries to solve one problem, namely the pollution of Halifax
harbour, it is creating another problem: biosolids. Biosolids
are the solid, semisolid, or liquid residues produced during treatment
of domestic sewage.
Learn more about this issue from our Biosolids & Wastewater Caucus
Stop toxic sludge on our land!
NSEN members raise concern about Halifax Harbour sewage sludge applied to
agricultural lands in Nova Scotia.
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Biosolids
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosolids
Canadian Water and Wastewater Association: Biosolids
http://www.cwwa.ca/Biosolids_Legislation_e.asp
Harbour Solutions
http://www.halifax.ca/harboursol/biosolids.html
Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour: Waste Water
http://www.gov.ns.ca/enla/water/wastewater.asp
Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour: Biosolids
www.gov.ns.ca/nse/water/docs/BiosolidsQA.pdf
Sierra Club: Information about sewage dumped on Crowdis Mountain,
Cape Breton
http://www.sierraclub.ca/atlantic/
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