Off spec” liquid from Winston Weaver fertilizer fire that was applied on a nearby farm field contained toxic PFAS.

In these bubbling basins, you’ll find some of the hardest workers in Lawrence’s water treatment system — microorganisms that ...

Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country. While the practice has been happening for decades, there are increasing concerns about potential pollution of ...

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.

In Lawrence, officials don’t think there’s much risk of harmful chemicals getting into the nutrient-rich sludge that’s ...

What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid ...

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 ...

Two incinerators would burn again at one of Cobb’s wastewater treatment plants along the Chattahoochee River, but neighbors are concerned about potential mercury discharge.

The battle over how to place guardrails on the practice is starting to play out in legislatures across the country. WELLSTON, Okla. — When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of ...

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 ...