Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and ...
The risk assessment focuses on those living near impacted farms, or those that rely primarily on their products, and doesn’t ...
Environmental advocates are calling for a ban the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. An EPA draft report found that there ...
The findings are particularly relevant for northeast Illinois, where more than 777,000 tons of sludge from Chicago and Cook ...
Washington, DC – On Tuesday, EPA released a long-awaited draft report demonstrating that toxic "forever chemicals" in sewage ...
The EPA looked at farmers and those living nearby ... The federal government does have the power to regulate harmful substances in sewage sludge. Years ago, it set limits on some metals.
Chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS that can be found in sewage sludge used as fertilizer may pose a risk to human health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says.
Chemicals in Sewage Sludge Fertilizer Pose Cancer Risk, EPA Says Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental Protection ...
Sewage sludge has been used by some farmers for years. It is plentiful — wastewater treatment plants produce millions of tons of it — but the EPA said that less than 1% of fertilized acreage ...