The federal government has been relatively quiet on the issue of PFAS contamination from sewage sludge spread on farmland.

Anyone who has driven through New York’s abundant agricultural regions is aware of the agricultural practice of manure spreading. Done responsibly, ...

Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to a new federal analysis that pins the blame on toxic forever chemicals. The ...

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WASHINGTON — What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients ...

Sewer water is filtered through the final clarifiers before it's chlorinated and pumped back into Lake Ontario. The Town of Webster Sewer Department is upgrading its wastewater treatment plant to ...

New proposals to tighten controls on spreading sewage sludge on farmland have been put forward by the government via a ...

Sewage sludge at the Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant before it is thickened for land use is pictured on Friday, February 14, 2025. In these bubbling basins, you’ll find some of the hardest workers ...

What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be ...