PFAS chemicals get into sewer sludge through the wastewater that arrives at the plant. It could come in industrial wastewater, or in sewage from households using consumer products treated with the ...

More than 2 million dry tons were used on 4.6 million acres of farmland in 2018, according to the biosolids industry. Farmers have obtained permits to use sewage sludge on nearly 70 million acres ...

If the test succeeds and the technology proves scalable, a next step could be a sludge-to-fuel facility at one of ...

The analysis says farmers and their neighbors could be at risk if 10 dry metric tons of sludge per hectare has been applied to a farm for 40 consecutive years. The agency also found that the risk ...

“The idea of treating biosolids, not necessarily right out of the wastewater treatment plant where they’re still very laden with water, but if you can dry these out, there’s some techniques that ...

How to understand the E.P.A.’s new warning about PFAS levels in sewage sludge. By Hiroko Tabuchi (Editors note: We are continuing to cover the Los Angeles fires. Scroll down for more on the latest.) ...

By Amy Felegy for Arts Midwest. Broadcast version by Terri Dee for Ohio News Connection reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public ...

The Environmental Protection Agency warned Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind study that “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge that’s used as fertilizer on farms across the country poses health ...

As the organization explained in their Instagram post, the Great Horned Owl was found covered in muck by Rio Alto Water ...