Municipal sewage sludge was used as fertilizer in the project that began decades ago in Palmerton, where PFAS now taint soil and water. PALMERTON, Pennsylvania — When this Lehigh Valley town’s prized ...
Brevard County is petitioning Florida DEP to stop a company from applying excessive sewage sludge near its drinking water source. The sewage sludge contains high levels of phosphorus, which can cause ...
The Times dug into the widespread use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, which is sometimes heavily contaminated by “forever chemicals.” By Hiroko Tabuchi For decades, the government has encouraged ...
In the summer of 1976, household trash, leftover sewage and dead fish washed up on the ocean beaches of New York and New Jersey. Pressure rose on New York City to quit dumping massive amounts of ...
(Beyond Pesticides, October 27, 2025) With the confluence of science and law, the spotlight is on sewage sludge fertilizer and its contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first time, the ...
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