A groundbreaking study reveals the environmental and public health advantages of reed wetlands for sludge treatment, demonstrating their potential as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional ...

Sludge, a byproduct of wastewater treatment, often harbors hazardous substances such as heavy metals and excess nutrients ...

New research suggests that sewage sludge and wastewater treatment plants are major sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution. Waterkeeper Alliance, in partnership with local ...

While focused on one area of the United States, the data/conclusions are presumably relevant to other parts of the country. The Report concludes that Northeast sewage sludge management infrastructure ...

The flies and health problems that now plague Leslie Stewart materialized as soon as her neighbor started spreading sewage sludge as fertilizer across his 160-acre farm several years ago. Expand your ...

A crowd of eastern South Carolina residents expressed frustration Thursday night over the state environmental department’s failure to keep contaminated waste from being spread on agricultural fields.

Brevard County extends its ban on spreading new sewage sludge, or biosolids, until stricter statewide rules take effect.

As Brevard County officials debate how to protect the St. Johns River from the so-called "biosolids" left over from sewage, an environmental group Friday put out a report showing those "biosolids," as ...