Researchers in Denmark have developed a chemical process that converts toxic arsenic waste into a usable metallic material ...

Jan. 28—If you're concerned about so-called forever chemicals in your soil or groundwater, an online map shows areas where the toxins have already been identified or are likely to be found. The Maine ...

Sludge has been spread on some of the region’s farmland for years and even decades, records obtained by the Tribune show. Because the chemicals aren’t regulated in sewage sludge, there is no federal ...

Jan. 14—Forever chemicals in sewage-based fertilizer spread on pastures can increase cancer risks for people who consume milk, beef, eggs and other products from those farms, with some risks ...

(CNN) — 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.

Fertilizer containing sludge being applied to farmland. Courtesy of North East Biosolids and Residuals Association. This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories ...

Maine was the first state in the nation to ban the use of sludge as a fertilizer. Now, the Maine Organic Farmers And Gardeners Association plans to take the EPA to court over farmland lost to forever ...

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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 They have warned that outdated rules are allowing toxic chemicals and microplastics to be spread on ...

(CNN) — 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.