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EPA warns of toxic forever chemicals in sewage sludge used on farmland, including thousands of acres near the Chicago area
Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors ... “We know everyone is overexposed to these chemicals,” said David Andrews, acting senior scientist at the Environmental ...
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‘Forever chemicals’ in sludge used to fertilize farms can pose a health risk to people, EPA says
Sewage sludge has been used by some farmers for years ... leading to all this downstream contamination,” said Dr. David Andrews, EWG’s acting chief science officer. “The report highlights ...