Sewer Sludge Is Dangerous to Health, EPA Says of Biosolids and PFAS
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby ...
EPA reports PFAS chemicals cleanup at Pease makes progress
The report on the review of the Pease clean-up also details the Air Force’s installation of the Airfield Interim Mitigation ...
Use of PFAS-tainted sludge as fertilizer raises cancer risk on farms, EPA says
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says new information will inform state’s plan to manage farm contamination.
EPA details health risks from PFAS at farms
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EPA administrator nominee talks PFAS, plastic and economy during confirmation hearing
Lee Zeldin highlighted his plan to balance environmental and economic concerns and said working on PFAS passive receiver ...
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EPA releases 5-year reviews of Superfund sites in Massachusetts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it completed its five-year reviews of a dozen Superfund sites across ...
EPA warns of PFAS exposure from biosolids in long-awaited report
Farmers could be at risk due to the chemicals leaching into food and water, the agency said in its draft risk assessment, which is now open for comment. EPA noted plans to focus enforcement upstream ...
EPA warns that ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer could pose health risks
In a study published Tuesday, the EPA acknowledged that sludge containing PFAS could present a danger to human health.
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EPA finds possible health risks associated with PFAS in sewage sludge
Environmental advocates are calling for a ban the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. An EPA draft report found that there ...
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EPA report says ‘forever chemicals’ in sewage-based fertilizer pose cancer risk
Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can pose a health risk to people who consume milk, ...
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EPA: Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer are causing cancer–here's who is most at risk
Chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, according to the Environmental ...
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Study shows smart watch wristbands contain PFAS, meanwhile EPA tracks nine new versions of ‘forever chemicals’
More PFAS news as study detects PFAS in fitness tracking wristbands, and another study correlates prescription drugs with ...