Sludge, a byproduct of sewage treatment, is often spread on fields as fertilizer. But growing research shows that toxic chemicals like PFAS are lurking in the muck — and getting into our food. Sludge, ...

It's content that could be born only out of TikTok’s frenetic video onslaught. So-called sludge videos have flourished on the app and other parts of the internet in recent months, offering viewers ...

The city reported a more than $2.7 million balance for contingencies that may arise from its $68 million project to close out ...

Chennai: Can we reuse for gardening or agriculture the sludge generated by sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the city? A ...

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. Exposure to ...

Charlotte Water “is closely monitoring” a new federal report on potential health risks of sewage sludge spread on farmland as fertilizer — a practice the utility has used for years. A new risk ...

Using more sludge and less slag in their recipe, researchers were able to create a material that's stronger than even today's enhanced cements and highly resistant to corrosion by acid. It could solve ...

A group of volunteers took on the task of removing waste and debris from Blair Street Park in Alpena this year, and Jeff ...

Sewage Sludge Can Find a Second Life on Farm Fields. Here's How It's Made What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid ...

Using sewage sludge – one of two end products from any wastewater treatment plant (the other is effluent) – as fertilizer on food crops is a hotly debated food safety issue, but only among a very ...