Most people would rather not think about their waste once the toilet flushes (or even before), but fortunately some do. We can thank those people for figuring out what to do with that waste, along ...

Central Otago's mayor and councillors have written to Queenstown Lakes District Council about Wānaka sludge being spread near Lauder.

Issue No. 4After you wash your hands, the water goes down the drain. Did you know that beyond that point, we can not only ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed a simplified, sustainable method of converting sewage sludge from wastewater treatment into high-value activated carbon that can be used in a wide range of industrial and ...

Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. Exposure to ...

Five months ago, I wrote the following.Because sewage collects industrial and domestic wastewater, there is a possibility that these substances are contained in sewage sludge. Overseas, cases have bee ...

Water flows down the Sandusky River between farms, Aug. 26, 2024, in Fremont, Ohio. Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, ...

Over the past few years I have become an academic expert in "sewage sludge" – the residual, semi-solid mix of excrement packed with microorganisms that is left behind within wastewater treatment ...

Sludge, a byproduct of sewage treatment, is often spread on fields as fertilizer. But growing research shows that toxic chemicals like PFAS are lurking in the muck — and getting into our food. Sludge, ...

Over the past few years I have become an academic expert in “sewage sludge” – the residual, semi-solid mix of excrement packed with microorganisms that is left behind within wastewater treatment ...