Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were ...

Last week, there was significant news in the PFAS realm when the EPA announced its long-awaited draft risk assessment with respect to PFOA and PFOS in sewer sludge from two popular methods of ...

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders ...

Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic "forever" chemicals, a ...

The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made ...

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

Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal ...

Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to ...

The solids need to be disposed of and can make a nutrient-rich sludge often spread on farm fields. The agency now says those solids often contain toxic, lasting PFAS that treatment plants cannot ...

Sewer Sludge Is Dangerous to Health, EPA Says of Biosolids and PFAS By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants ...

Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the agency says. Audio ...

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.