Farm use of PFAS-laden sludge raises health concerns. But, some ask, where else can it go?

A resourceful solution to repurpose waste and nourish farmland, or a poisonous and permanent mistake? Depending on whom you ...
Joplin Globe

Sludge to be shipped to mine test site

WACO, Mo. - Sludge from a sewage plant in Springdale, Ark., could be shipped as early as this week by truck to a test site at Waco where it will be mixed with topsoil to reclaim and revegetate about ...
Yahoo

Advocates demand action on 'sewage sludge' issue on farmlands: 'This can't be allowed to continue'

U.K. environmentalists are calling for urgent government regulation of "sewage sludge" on farmland. They have warned that outdated rules are allowing toxic chemicals and microplastics to be spread on ...

Yale researchers find high levels of 'forever chemicals' in SC farmland

Yale researchers find contamination on SC farmland, the latest in the unfolding saga of forever chemical pollution in the Palmetto State ...
CNET

Micromidas to test sludge-to-plastic tech

Another way to use waste: a California start-up plans to test a mobile wastewater biorefinery that turns sewage sludge into a biodegradable plastic. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...
Portland Press Herald

State says sludge must be tested for ‘forever chemicals’ before it’s used as fertilizer

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Edie

Steps to speed up sludge testing

Many laboratories throughout the UK are switching their E.Coli sludge testing procedures from traditional most probable number (MPN) methods to IDEXX’s rapid ...