The fertilizer industry says more than 2 million dry tons of sewage sludge were used on 4.6 million acres of farmland in 2018. ... Maine banned the use of sludge fertilizer in 2022.

More than 2 million dry tons were used on 4.6 million acres of farmland in 2018, ... The E.P.A. hasn’t changed its policy of promoting sludge fertilizer, which has benefits along with the risks.

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 ...

On average, the state produces about 340,000 dry tons of biosolids each year ... In Florida, much of the sewage sludge used ...

This sludge -- which is sometimes applied to farmland as fertilizer -- can contain high levels of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, the EPA concluded in its review.

There is, though, a farm field about 30 yards from her home where “biosolids,” or treated sewage sludge, has been spread as fertilizer for corn and soybeans.

In Texas, more than 157,000 dry metric tons of biosolids-based fertilizer were applied to agricultural lands in 2018. While the EPA recently set limits for a handful of the chemicals in drinking ...

Josh Lutz displays some biosolids, also known as sewage sludge, March 7, 2025, at a wastewater treatment facility in Lockbourne, Ohio. Author: JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press ...