What might we expect in the Final Determination? KEYNOTE PLENARY PRESENTATION
Richard Brindle, United Utilities, UK
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Key factors in the recovery of biosolids to agriculture
Landbank availability
Water Quality impacts
- Nutrient neutrality
- Nitrate leaching
- Phosphorus accumulation in soil
- Sensitive catchments
Land use changes
- Soil quality
- Farming incentives (re-wilding)
- Climate change (different crops)
Landbank accessibility
Field storage
- Flooding increasing – limiting acceptable locations
Field access
- Restrictions reduces spreading opportunity
- Disease in agriculture
Product quality
Future regulatory restrictions on contaminants:
- Forever chemicals Anti-microbial resistance
- Micro-plastics
- Nano particles
Sudden loss of market sentiment
- Social pressure on food supply chain
- A boycott of biosolids