CLIFF NOTES DEQ’s 2023–2024 study found PFAS in wastewater, biosolids, and soils at land application sites. Researchers reviewed 37 treatment plants and 19 land application locations across North Carolina. PFOS was found in 85% of biosolids samples and in every soil sample from repeatedly treated fields. North Carolina spreads biosolids on about 56,000 acres across … Read more
CLIFF NOTES CU Boulder found MCCPs in air in rural Oklahoma. It was the first airborne MCCP detection in the Western Hemisphere. The team saw odd isotope patterns during 24/7 testing for a month. Biosolid (sewage sludge) fertilizer on fields may be the source. Scientists want to track levels over time and study impacts. Air … Read more
An unsettling revelation is shaking the foundations of American agriculture. For decades, a government-endorsed fertilizer has quietly poisoned farmlands with hazardous chemicals, threatening both farmers and the broader food chain. A new investigation has uncovered that municipal sewage, commonly referred to as “black sludge” and widely used as fertilizer, contains dangerous levels of PFAS, a … Read more