The Biden administration warned of "forever chemicals" exposure via farm fertilizer. The lack of federal action has spawned a ...

There is increasing concern that the biosolids could be contaminated with PFAS, or per- and poly-fluorinated substances, a family of chemicals used since the 1940s for their heat-, moisture ...

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.

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.

Before banning sludge spreading outright, Maine enacted standards for three forever chemicals in sewage-based fertilizer. All but a handful of the state’s treatment plants violated the standards.

But for the first time, the E.P.A. said on Tuesday that the “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge can pose human health risks. Its extensive draft risk assessment found that, while the general ...

These so-called “forever chemicals” don’t break down in the environment and have been linked to cancer ... Her concern stems from a newly released EPA Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment, ...

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.

(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 ...