Sludge and compost from the Chicago-area sewage district would fail to meet the Maine standards as well. A field in Will County that once received sludge from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation ...

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

Pharmaceutical residues and chemicals from personal care products in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have a detectable toxic effect on nematodes living in agricultural fields, according to ...

Sludge is what’s left over after sewage is treated. It's broken up into categories of sludge depending on the level of bacteria, heavy metals and other contaminants. It’s given Class AA, A or ...

For decades, sewage sludge from thousands of wastewater treatment plants has been used nationwide as cropland fertilizer. It's also applied to sports fields, golf courses and backyard gardens. About ...

For decades, sewage sludge from thousands of wastewater treatment plants has been used nationwide as cropland fertilizer. It’s also applied to sports fields, golf courses and backyard gardens.

A new building at Onondaga County’s sewage plant on Hiawatha Boulevard was supposed to be saving taxpayers millions of dollars every year by now. Instead, the $23 million building finished in 2024 ...

Pharmaceutical residues and chemicals from personal care products in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have a detectable toxic effect on nematodes living in agricultural fields, according to ...

Germany's new Waste and Sewage Sludge Ordinance requires large sewage treatment plants to recover phosphates from sewage sludge or ashes as of 2032. Conventional recovery technologies are costly ...

The report is a novel effort to project measurable increases on costs for environmental cleanups that Jacksonville-area communities have to do.

REGION — In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s many local towns were licensed to spread sewage sludge (solids) or septage (liquids) on agricultural fields in Franklin County.