Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. Exposure to ...

When using sludge as a construction material, it is necessary to distinguish whether it has only been dewatered or if it has ...

Large-scale cropland application of municipal wastewater was first practiced about 150 years ago after flush toilets and sewerage systems were introduced into cities in western Europe and North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Treated wastewater and sewage have been applied to agricultural land for decades. But the material can contain harmful chemicals, ...

(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).

A fertilizer used for decades by U.S. farms contains toxic chemicals that are being blamed for halting agricultural operations, killing animals, and endangering our food supply. Across the United ...

Cecilia Williams lives across a dusty lane from a farm that, for years, used waste sludge provided by a textile plant to fertilize crops. Then in 2019, government agencies discovered that the land ...

In the peaceful and serene rolling foothills of north Alabama, the old Hidden Valley dairy farm is now a poultry waste storage area. Tanker trucks unload a slurry of reeking goo taken from poultry ...

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 ...

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 ...