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Biosolids
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iosolids: A primarily organic solid product produced by wastewater treat-
ment processes that can be benecially recycled. The word biosolids is replac-
ing the word sludge.
Biostimulation: Stimulation of the growth of algae and other aquatic plants
resulting from overfertilization of lakes, rivers, and estuaries.
Biostratigraphy: A segment of geoscience where fossils are used to date or
identify a reservoir.
Biosurvey: A survey of the types and numbers of organisms naturally pres-
ent in the receiving waters upstream and downstream from plant efuents.
Comparisons are made between the aquatic organisms upstream and those
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