More than 2 million dry tons were used on 4.6 million acres ... said it was notable that the E.P.A. had concluded that concentrations in sludge fertilizer posed risks at relatively low levels.

For decades, the biosolids industry has recycled human and industrial waste into organic fertilizer for large-scale ...

The contaminated waste is at the root of recent concerns over the “forever chemicals” that have been found in fertilizer made from sewage sludge, which is a byproduct of wastewater treatment.

Farmers in Middle Georgia use free biosolids from the Macon Water Authority as fertilizer, but the EPA warns this practice ...

This is a public service announcement to any farmer who either has fertilized their crops with sewage sludge or is ...

WASHINGTON — Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. The risk is highest for people ...

Some commercially available products are made from biosolids, an industry term for sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants that is used as fertilizer. The Environmental Protection Agency ...

Draft findings published Tuesday echo what Maine has been saying since 2022, when it became the first state to ban the use of sludge as fertilizer because of high concentrations of harmful PFAS.

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk ...