A comprehensive overview of biosolids management, including federal regulations under the Clean Water Act, state laws like ...

Florida is banning land application of Class B biosolids by 2028, joining a national crackdown on the spreading of treated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cows graze on a field that previously had been treated with biosolids that potentially contained PFAS. (Photo by Shannon ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A pair of bills curbing land application of treated sewage sludge cleared a Senate panel Tuesday, even as some environmentalists called for the Legislature to tighten ...

The debate over using biosolids — treated human sewage sometimes called “humanure” — as fertilizer on Oklahoma farmland is ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) January 2025 draft risk assessment on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolids has sparked significant concern across the agricultural ...

Across rural stretches of the Northeast and California’s agricultural valleys, a quiet farming practice may be seeding the ...

LANSING — A common practice by farmers to fertilize their fields may be spreading forever chemicals into new areas and into the food supply. Biosolids are nutrient-rich organic materials derived from ...

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 recent lawsuit against Synagro Technologies, Inc. raises important questions about the role of biosolids in PFAS contamination and the legal responsibilities of manufacturers. The case, Farmer v.

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Wastewater treatment in the United States is a major cornerstone of efforts to keep ...