This market research report analyzes the global market and
developments in municipal and industrial wastewater sludge treatment
equipment and wastewater/sludge-based odor control equipment. Sludge
treatment describes the processes used to manage and dispose of the
solid or semi-solid products produced during municipal sewage treatment
and industrial wastewater treatment. Despite representing only about 1%
of total wastewater flows, sludge handling accounts for up to 50% of
total treatment plant operating costs. Some industry participants
estimate that the sludge treatment market represents more than 20% of
the total water equipment market.
Because of safety and nuisance
issues, odor control has come to play an increasingly important role in
the treatment and disposal of sludge and biosolids that accumulate
during wastewater plant processes.
As noted in the Global Atlas
of Excreta, Wastewater Sludge, and Biosolids Management: Moving Forward
the Sustainable and Welcome Uses of a Global Resource, a 2008 study by
the Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission and the United Nations Human
Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), several major premises apply to
wastewater, sludge, and biosolids.
- The creation of wastewater
in human communities is inevitable.
- History shows a common
progression toward global improvement of wastewater treatment and
wastewater sludge management.
- The progression appears to be
inevitable.
- Once such systems are established and they are
protecting humans from the immediate threat from waste-borne pathogens,
focus inevitably shifts toward the effects of wastewater on other human
communities downstream and on the natural environment and other
organisms.
- Eventually, as wastewater treatment systems are able
to reduce all forms of wastewater contamination by 90% or greater, the
volume of wastewater solids, sewage sludge, becomes significant and
requires careful management. In much of Europe, North America, Japan and
other developed urban areas around the world, sludge management has
become a major focus. In many places, it is the most debated challenge
in the sanitation field.
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Access to sanitation varies widely around the world. In sub-Saharan
Africa and parts of Asia and Central and South America, wastewater
treatment systems, if they exist, are minimal or function poorly. In
these regions, basic sanitation is the primary need.
In Eastern
Europe, Turkey, the Russian Federation, Mexico, South America and other
areas, wastewater treatment is more advanced, but wastewater sludge and
biosolids management has not been practiced previously. As sludge
volumes from a rising number of treatment facilities grows, a more
complex regulatory framework and improved sludge handling technologies
will be required.
In North America, Europe, Australia and certain
Asian countries, there is more focus on improving the management of
wastewater sludge and biosolids. In these regions, wastewater typically
is treated at the secondary or tertiary level and both biosolids
technologies and regulatory systems are complex.
In all world
regions where advanced wastewater treatment results in increasing
volumes of sludge, water quality professionals, engineers, scientists,
agricultural experts and government regulators are applying and refining
processes to improve efficiencies, reduce the potential negative
impacts and maximize the beneficial reuse aspects of sludge treatment
and biosolids handling.
REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDYWastewater and
sludge are produced continually, and pollutants present in the wastes
never completely disappear. With each passing year, global volumes of
sludge increase and potentially contain heavy metals, organic industrial
chemicals, agricultural chemicals, oil and grease and miscellaneous
hazardous pollutants, such as medical wastes. Sometimes, it emits a
disagreeable odor that requires abatement.
Harmful and toxic
residues in sludge can be reduced via sludge treatment equipment and,
increasingly, these systems enable the beneficial reuse of sludge in a
safe and economically way. Various types of treatment equipment also
allow odors associated with wastewater solids to be controlled.
This
report is intended for those who desire an analysis of the global
sludge treatment and odor control equipment markets. The document seeks
to quantify the various markets, forecast market trends, trace
significant developments and profile companies that are active in the
various market sectors. The report contains information and conclusions
that are unique, insightful and have a forward-thinking knowledge of
the subject that should be of interest to manufacturers, suppliers and
local, state and government entities.
