Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be used as fertilizer on agricultural fields or compost on lawns. But the ...

Sludge from city sewage has been used as fertilizer for decades ... “They had a truck, and they had a pump on it, and they put the pipe in the water,” he said, “and it sucks it out of ...

Sewage Sludge Can Find a Second Life on Farm Fields. Here's How It's Made What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid ...

Sewage sludge may soon be banned in a second town in Steuben County. The town of Cameron finalized the law and is in the ...

The County of Kings is working to solve a recurring stench from the regional sewage treatment plant in New Minas, and adding more air is the next plan of attack.

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.

More information: Guofang Xu et al, Harnessing Sewage Sludge Microbiota from Wastewater Treatment Plants for Tetrachloroethene Detoxification, ACS ES&T Engineering (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.

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.

requiring emergency pumps to move sewage. Multiple lift stations had recorded overflows, heavy sludge buildup, and broken discharge lines, with only one operational pump per station — violating state ...

After 40 years of resistance, the town of Cameron in Steuben County moved closer to banning sewage sludge on farmland, according to Spectrum News. Residents voiced unanimous support for a proposed law ...

NAGOYA--Sludge generated through sewage treatment is set to be marketed by city officials here as the perfect fertilizer rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. Nitrogen is an indispensable ingredient ...