Basic Information about Biosolids | US EPA - U.S. Environmental ...
2023年12月15日 · This basic page provides context for how biosolids and sewage sludge relate to each other, and how regulations provide a framework for use or disposal.
What Is Sewage Sludge and What Can Be Done with It? - Penn …
2023年12月4日 · What Is Sewage Sludge and What Can Be Done with It? In this document, "sewage sludge" will refer to wastewater treatment solids generally, and "biosolids" will refer specifically to material that is suitable for land application.
5 Takeaways From Our Reporting on Toxic Sludge Fertilizer
2024年8月31日 · Officials in Maine found PFAS contaminants in milk from animals that had been grazing on land treated with PFAS-laced sewage sludge fertilizer. Few states have taken action.
Sludge in the Garden: Toxic PFAS in home fertilizers made from sewage …
We recommend people avoid unnecessary exposure to PFAS by not applying sewage sludge-based fertilizer or composts to home gardens. Shoppers can check the “Guaranteed Analysis” section of the product label that discloses the source of the fertilizer.
Sewage Sludge: Is It a Sustainable Fertilizer or a Source of ...
2024年7月5日 · While from a waste management and agricultural point of view, sewage sludge fertilizer offers sustainability and benefit, sufficient treatment processes should be implemented to mitigate contaminant risks to human, animal, and environmental health.
Sewage often becomes fertilizer, but the issue is it's tainted with ...
2023年4月18日 · Sending sludge to a landfill or burning it costs more money, wastes nutrients and gives off greenhouse gases. And all these methods leave PFAS behind. Sonya Lunder is the senior toxics policy...
Frequent Questions about Biosolids - US EPA
2016年7月13日 · By treating sewage sludge, it becomes biosolids which can be used as valuable fertilizer, instead of taking up space in a landfill or other disposal facility. 6) Where are biosolids used? Farmers and gardeners have been recycling biosolids for ages.
Sewage sludge as a sustainable fertilizer - Frontiers
2016年8月15日 · Scientists say thermally conditioned sewage sludge serves as an excellent fertilizer to improve soil properties. This was recently published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Nutrition. The major advantage over commercial fertilizers? Sustainable re-use of essential and finite phosphorus resources.
About Sewage Sludge - Center for Food Safety
Beginning in the early 1990s, millions of tons of potentially toxic sewage sludge have been applied to millions of acres of America’s farmland as food crop fertilizer. Selling sewage sludge to farmers for use on cropland has been a favored government program for disposing of the unwanted byproducts from municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Agriculture Nutrient Management and Fertilizer | US EPA
2024年1月25日 · Fertilizers and soil amendments can be derived from raw materials, composts and other organic matter, and wastes, such as sewage sludge and certain industrial wastes. Overuse of fertilizers can result in contamination of surface water and groundwater.