Maryland recently lowered their threshold for the presence of PFAS in biosolids to 100 parts per billion; after that point, officials recommend the spreading be stopped. Stuart said the neighboring ...

WASHINGTON — What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients ...

A proposal for a new sludge‑treatment facility in Sanford, Maine is drawing questions ahead of a public open house.

Columbus City Utilities (CCU) board members are discussing beginning to dry biosolids and embarking on a new project to enable that, something officials said is in utility’s best interest for ...

What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be ...

MILWAUKEE – Mounting concern about chemical contaminants in sewage sludge, a waste product widely seen as recyclable and economically valuable, could turn into a costly liability and upend the ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2025 Draft Risk Assessment for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in biosolids, identifying potential ...

PHOENIXVILLE — Everything old is new again, at least at the Phoenixville Wastewater Treatment Plant. There, a “new” technology whose actual discovery dates back to before World War I is getting ready ...

Scientists have developed an improved method to convert municipal wastewater sludge into higher quality renewable fuel while ...

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