biosolid

noun

bio·sol·id ˈbī-ō-ˌsä-ləd

: solid organic matter recovered from a sewage treatment process and used especially as fertilizer

—usually used in plural

Examples of biosolid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Alabama first enacted rules about spreading biosolids as fertilizer in 2020, and tightened those restrictions last year after numerous complaints. —

Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2023 Tyco Fire Products, which has a fire training and research center based in Marinette, was issued its third letter of noncompliance by the Department of Natural Resources Monday, relating to the spread of sludge, or biosolids, from the Marinette wastewater utility. —

Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023 The wastes being stored at the Morgan County site and spread on fields across the state are called biosolids, which typically are made up of the solid remnants left behind from a wastewater treatment plant at an industrial facility or a sewage treatment plant. —

Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2023 Chicken poop, or litter, is not a biosolid. —

Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for biosolid

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