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 nutrients, they can be ...

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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 who regularly ...

The EPA is backing away from a scientific review of "forever chemicals" in fertilizer made from sewage. Critics say the move ...

New research suggests that sewage sludge and wastewater treatment plants are major sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution. Waterkeeper Alliance, in partnership with local ...

Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to a new federal analysis that pins the blame on toxic forever chemicals. The ...

Critics say the agency’s draft guidance minimizes the risks from PFOA and PFOS in biosolids used as fertilizer and places too ...

The Center Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Webb City has returned to near-normal operations after a large amount of ...