Four Black & Veatch experts weigh in on six FAQs about the U.S. EPA’s recent Draft Sewage Sludge Assessment for PFOA and PFOS ...

Phosphorus is a necessary nutrient required for all life. However, it is only found in limited quantities in nature. In a new ...

For decades, the biosolids industry has recycled human and industrial waste into organic fertilizer for large-scale ...

When the trucks don’t arrive in time at a sewage plant near Cutler Bay, the smell from 350 tons of tarry black muck leftover ...

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

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.

What does the new EPA warning about PFAS-laden sludge in fertilizer mean for home gardeners? Here’s what you need to know.

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first ...

The state Department of Environmental Protection is proposing a $50 million bond to help wastewater treatment facilities buy the costly equipment needed to reduce the volume of sewage sludge headed to ...

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. The risk is highest for people who regularly ...

It may be a draft assessment, but the EPA evaluation reveals there could be health risks stemming from forever chemicals in ...