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

Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to ...

When people eat or drink foods containing “forever” chemicals, the compounds accumulate in the body and can cause kidney, ...

The findings are particularly relevant for northeast Illinois, where more than 777,000 tons of sludge from Chicago and Cook County have been spread on farmland during the past eight years.

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.

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

Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can pose a health risk to people who consume milk, ...

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

The fertilizer is often used to treat fields on farms, posing a particular risk to those who regularly consume beef and milk.

But wastewater, even after treatment, contains high levels of harmful “forever ... includes sewage from households as well as polluted water from businesses and factories. The sludge that ...

The proposed legislation would require companies that manufacture fertilizer from treated sewage sludge to reduce concentrations of certain forever chemicals and test the products monthly before ...

The proposed legislation would require companies that manufacture fertilizer from treated sewage sludge to reduce concentrations of certain forever chemicals and test the products monthly before they ...