Do not harvest fruit and vegetable crops that are normally eaten raw that have been in direct contact with the soil for 10 months after sewage sludge has been applied

Reduce contamination of produce with toxic elements

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Best Practice Guidance:

• ADAS (2001) The Safe Sludge Matrix. Guidelines for the Application of Sewage Sludge to Agricultural Land. ADAS, BRC and Water UK.
• Defra (2006) Code of Practice for Agricultural Use of Sewage Sludge. Second edition. HMSO, ISBN 0 11 752256 2
• Environment Agency (2005) Sewage Sludge and Cross Compliance. Environment Agency. GEHO1005BJQW-E-P

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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