Nutrient Management Planning Services

A three-year research and Extension education project was implemented to investigate the effect of application rate on water quality resulting from deep row biosolid applications.

Deep row incorporation of biosolids on sand and gravel reclamation sites is a unique alternative land application method that solves many of the problems associated with surface application techniques.

Deep row application has the potential to utilize significant amounts of biosolids produced in the Washington, D.C. region. 

This research will help provide a better understanding of how short rotational woody crop plantations in combination with surface application of biosolids, can provide another beneficial reuse option for biosolids on Maryland’s eastern shore, and yield biomass for energy production or other uses.

Deep row incorporation of biosolids using hybrid poplar involves the placement of biosolids into trenches that are immediately covered with overburden, eliminating odor problems and maintaining the biosolids in a fairly stable, anaerobic environment.

The 2019 Extension annual report