The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made ...

Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to ...

Exposure to food from farms that use the sewage sludge can raise a person’s risk of developing cancer or other health ...

The findings are particularly relevant for northeast Illinois, where more than 777,000 tons of sludge from Chicago and Cook ...

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and ...

By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can pose human health ...

Chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, according to the Environmental ...

The EPA said the findings of the report underscore the need to remove PFAS at the source, before the toxic chemicals would end up in the sewage sludge. Some ways to eliminate forever chemicals ...

Sewage sludge used as fertilizer across the U.S. may contain unsafe levels of “forever chemicals,” posing risks to those who live near agricultural sites or consume crops they produce ...

Sewage sludge has been used as fertilizer for many ... monitor the food supply to protect people from exposure to forever chemicals.

14—Forever chemicals in sewage-based fertilizer spread on pastures ... beef or eggs from cows or hens raised on sludge-fertilized pastures can exceed safe thresholds by "several orders of ...