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The Rappahannock River in Virginia. The fertilizer industry says more than 2 million dry tons of sewage sludge were used on 4.6 million acres of farmland in 2018.

More than 30,000 dry tons of the fertilizer pellets developed by NEFCO were spread on farm fields in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Ontario in the 2016 fiscal year, according to a company Power Point ...

Sewage sludge being spread as fertilizer in a field. Photo: Getty Images What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States.

According to the National Biosolids Data Project, 28,728 dry metric tons of biosolids produced in Kansas were used for agricultural land in 2018. For farmers, biosolids can serve several purposes ...

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 ...

Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be used as fertilizer on agricultural fields or compost on lawns.

Here's how it's made Josh Lutz displays some biosolids, also known as sewage sludge, Friday, March 7, 2025, at a wastewater treatment facility in Lockbourne, Ohio. Credit: AP/Joshua A. Bickel ...