Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made
What goes down your toilet and drain can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the ...
In Oklahoma, sewage sludge on farm fields draws ire of residents
Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country. While the practice has been happening for ...
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A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis
Ranchers in Texas claim livestock was sickened by ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Now Synagro, a Goldman Sachs-backed firm, has lost a deal to manufacture there.
Other states consider joining Maine in banning the spreading of sewage sludge
The battle over how to place guardrails on the practice is starting to play out in legislatures across the country.
1 dead, 2 missing in sludge collapse at Chinese-fund nickel plant in Indonesia
Officials say one person is dead and two are missing after a nickel waste disposal site collapsed on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island ...
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Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here's how it's made
Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be used as fertilizer on agricultural fields or compost on lawns. But the ...
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Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made
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 ...
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Other states consider joining Maine with bans on spreading sewage sludge
The battle over how to place guardrails on the practice is playing out in legislatures even in red states like Oklahoma. WELLSTON, Okla. — When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural ...