Chennai: Can we reuse for gardening or agriculture the sludge generated by sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the city? A ...

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, ...

Charlotte Water “is closely monitoring” a new federal report on potential health risks of sewage sludge spread on farmland as fertilizer — a practice the utility has used for years. A new risk ...

Using more sludge and less slag in their recipe, researchers were able to create a material that's stronger than even today's enhanced cements and highly resistant to corrosion by acid. It could solve ...

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 ...

Sludge - yuck. Not just the kind that sticks to your shoes - the kind that sticks in your craw, bureaucratic sludge - long forms, long lines, entering the same information over and over, time and ...

When Julie Lay’s neighbors allowed sludge from a poultry processing plant to be spread over their fields, it was supposed to be a “beneficial use” of the material as a fertilizer. It didn’t feel very ...

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 ...