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 ...

(CNN) — 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.

State and federal authorities are trying to learn more about reports that an elementary school was built atop a sludge field coated with contaminated waste.

Chemicals that can be found in sewage sludge used as fertilizer may pose a risk to human health, according to a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report. The EPA detailed its findings in a ...

In addition to PFAS (also referred to as “forever chemicals”), persistent toxic pollutants found in biosolids include: inorganic chemicals such as metals and trace elements; organic chemicals such as ...

Using treated municipal wastewater effluents and sludge on agricultural land provides an alternative to disposal by utilizing the recyclable constituents in sludge and wastewater in the production of ...

A bill sitting on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk could soon allow Aurora to dispose of lime sludge in a mine on the northeast side of town. House Bill 3095 recently passed the state Senate, with state Sen.

(CNN) — 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.

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.