What to Know About ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer
The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made “forever chemicals” known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are used in a wide range of household items such as nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing and stain-resistant carpets.
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EPA report says “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer pose cancer riskFertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to ...
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"Forever chemicals" were recently found above levels currently considered safe in a handful of NSW drinking water sources.
The study is particularly significant because it could help explain the association between these plastic-derived chemicals ...
Food produced on farms whose land was contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” may pose a risk to human health, according ...
"We need to do a better job at protecting source waters and reducing discharges of pollutants into water bodies," researcher ...
Wastewater plants are failing to remove a group of potentially toxic chemicals before pumping treated water into rivers and ...
University at Buffalo researchers reveal molecular insights into the neurotoxic effects of PFAS. Per- and polyfluorinated ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances are synthetic chemicals that are widely used in our daily lives and in industrial ...
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