Why Maine is Taking the Feds to Court Over Sludge In the 1970s, many rivers, streams and lakes in America were choked with trash, waste and sewage. The Androscoggin River, which flows between Lewiston and ... 06/17/2024 - 1:47 am | View Link
Research raises questions about safety of wastewater sludge Researchers have found that some forever chemicals can leach from sludge to soil and into crops and groundwater. 06/11/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Columbia finds ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer sludge, continues to apply to crops The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promotes the use of sludge, also called biosolids, as fertilizer because it contains organic matter and nutrients, but an agency assessment found that sludge ... 06/7/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
Waste Land: America’s farmland is spread with sludge as concerns rise about contaminants Some call it free fertilizer, rich in nutrients. Others say sludge shouldn’t be used due to threats from toxic “forever chemicals” and other materials ... 06/5/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link