Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental ...

In a recent report, the Environmental Protection Agency says “forever chemicals” are present in sewage sludge.

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.

Sewage sludge has been used as fertilizer for many ... monitor the food supply to protect people from exposure to forever chemicals.

modeled scenarios where sewage sludge containing as little as 1 part per billion of PFOA or PFOS — two of the most widely used forever chemicals — was spread on land. In certain scenarios ...

The EPA said the findings of the report underscore the need to remove PFAS at the source, before the toxic chemicals would end up in the sewage sludge. Some ways to eliminate forever chemicals ...

By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can pose human health ...

Brunswick resident Sandra Carslick said she and her neighbors have been living in a “bad dream” for the five months since ...

Sewage sludge has been used as fertilizer for many years ... The EPA said officials monitor the food supply to protect people from exposure to forever chemicals. The Associated Press receives support ...

Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic “forever” chemic ...