Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby ...

Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were ...

The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made ...

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders ...

The findings are particularly relevant for northeast Illinois, where more than 777,000 tons of sludge from Chicago and Cook ...

Exposure to food from farms that use the sewage sludge can raise a person’s risk of developing cancer or other health ...

Environmental advocates are calling for a ban the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. An EPA draft report found that there ...

Chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, according to the Environmental ...

Officials say the truck was hauling sludge to the landfill, when one of its tires slipped off the side of the road and caused ...