A resourceful solution to repurpose waste and nourish farmland, or a poisonous and permanent mistake? Depending on whom you ask, the practice of spreading treated sewage, or sludge, on New Hampshire ...

The use of treated municipal wastewater effluent for irrigated agriculture offers an opportunity to conserve water resources. Water reclamation can also provide an alternative to disposal in areas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fertilizer used for decades by U.S. farms contains toxic chemicals that are being blamed for halting agricultural operations, ...

Take our survey by 10 March and help shape our consultation response to Defra's proposals on tightening controls for spreading sewage sludge on farmland.

A tractor applies biosolids to a field next to the Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant on February 22, 2025. In Lawrence, officials don’t think there’s much risk of harmful chemicals getting into the ...

The General Assembly is zeroing in on industrial sludge regulations with discussions on a cross-filed bill that would require a permit for its storage and use. The Industrial Sludge Utilization Permit ...

Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were fertilized with PFAS-laced sewage sludge, the EPA reported this week. The ...

Environmental group Save Carbon County is hoping to raise awareness about the use of sewer sludge, known as biosolids, as fertilizer. "We personally feel that sewage sludge does not belong on farm ...

NY sludge fertilizer ban dies in Assembly amid PFAS fears, industry pushback, and rural concerns. A New York Senate bill to ban sewage sludge as farm fertilizer, citing PFAS contamination risks, ...

A group representing organic farmers in Maine has announced it will sue the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act for the agency’s failure to protect their land, crops, and ...

Suggested Citation: "6 Public Health Concerns About Chemical Constituents in Treated Wastewater and Sludge." National Research Council. 1996. Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production.