Posted on 06.30.25

Farmers threaten to sue the EPA over PFAS contamination spread to their farms through biosolids

Source: https://www.stlpr.org/, May 29, 2024
By: Teresa Homsi

The EPA could soon face a lawsuit for not protecting farmers from “forever chemicals.”

Biosolids are a type of treated sewage byproduct that make a nutrient-rich fertilizer, but PFAS are slipping through the cracks of wastewater treatment and could be contaminating millions of acres of farmland.

Few states have regulations on what level of PFAS are safe in biosolids. A group of farmers in the northeast are now demanding the EPA implement federal standards. Read more.

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