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LESSON 19 Sludge Treatment, Utilization, and Disposal Utilization and Ultimate Disposal The options for ultimate disposal of sludge are limited to air, water, and land, Strict controls on air pollution complicate incineration, although this certainly is an option, Disposal of sludges in deep water (such as oceans) is decreasing owing to adverse or unknown detrimental effects on aquatic ecology. Land disposal may be either dumping in a landfill or spreading out over land and allowing natural biodegradation to assimilate the sludge into the soil. Because of environmental and cost con