Residents behind a “Stop the Stink” campaign in St. Johns County argue land application of biosolids harms Florida’s housing ...

A thermochemical process can convert lipids from sewage sludge into biodiesel, according to a new study (Environ. Sci. Technol., DOI: 10.1021/es3019435). The low cost and high yield of the sludge ...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — The St. Johns Riverkeeper organization is leading the local charge against sewage sludge in the river. Sewage sludge is a human waste byproduct that is treated, processed and ...

Johnson County farmers say PFAS in biosolids contaminated land and livestock. Tests, lawsuits and an EPA review are now ...

A YouGov survey commissioned by River Action found that 92% of people in the UK believe water companies should have ...

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 ...

Part 2 of Grist’s special series on poop. “We’re trying to get the pieces bigger — ideally the size of pencil erasers,” said John “Rus” Miller, handing me a plastic packet of a brown, dry, crumbly ...

Environmental advocates are renewing calls to ban the use of sewage sludge — or "biosolids" — as fertilizer, after an Environmental Protection Agency draft report found there may be health risks ...

The sludge that is created through sewage treatment processes is rich in nutrients like phosphorous and nitrogen, making it an excellent source of fertilizer for agriculture. But not all that it ...

Chemicals in Sewage Sludge Fertilizer Pose Cancer Risk, EPA Says Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental Protection Agency ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. The risk is highest for people who ...