On January 14, 2025, the EPA released for public comment a risk assessment report evaluating the potential risks associated with land application ...

Michigan is a state where one of the byproducts of the wastewater treatment process can legally be used as a fertilizer on ...

New information published by the Environmental Protection Agency this month revealed that dangerous amounts of the toxic chemical PFOS are spread across Colorado lands as fertilizer. The EPA’s new ...

In June 2024, the government launched a waste sorting and recycling project at the Nduba dumpsite, located in Gasabo District. The initiative, titled the “Waste to Resources Project: Improving ...

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental ...

A new University of Missouri Extension study focuses on the effects of using pig manure as a crop fertilizer. The study looks at corn yields and soil health indicators under three separate treatments ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby ...

Environmental advocates are calling for a ban the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. An EPA draft report found that there ...

The chemicals — found in everything from cosmetics and cookware to diapers and clothing — have been linked to a range of ...

Chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, according to the Environmental ...

Farmers could be at risk due to the chemicals leaching into food and water, the agency said in its draft risk assessment, ...

The EPA clarified that general food supplies are not broadly impacted by PFAS-contaminated biosolids, though localized “hot ...