The Soil Science Society of America features an article on Ohio State University research led by School of Environment and Natural Resources professor Nick Basta in collaboration with Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) on the beneficial reuse of biosolids for the restoration of abandoned industrial sites. Read more about this research and collaboration here. The research was recently published in The Journal of Environmental Quality.
Photo caption: School of Environment and Natural Resources Professor Nick Basta and former Graduate Research Associate, Dawn Busalacchi, standing in front of biosolids from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD). The pair, along with other scientists at The Ohio State University and the MWRD, compared biosolid blends to vegetative compost performance in restoring ecological function to degraded sites.