Term:
Biosolids
Definition:
Sludge and other residue deposits obtained from residual water treatment plants and from treatment applied to urban and industrial wastes (food industries or other types of industry).; Nutrient-rich organic materials resulting from the treatment of sewage sludge (the name for the solid, semisolid or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment facility).
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
CAC/RCP 53-2003, FAO, 2017 (MU833).