Article 5JCAR ‘Forever chemicals’ found in home fertilizer made from sewage sludge

‘Forever chemicals’ found in home fertilizer made from sewage sludge

by
Tom Perkins
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5JCAR)

Alarming toxic PFAS levels revealed in new report raise concerns that the chemicals are contaminating vegetables

Sewage sludge that wastewater treatment districts across America package and sell as home fertilizer contain alarming levels of toxic PFAS, also known as forever chemicals", a new report has revealed.

Sludge, which is lightly treated and marketed as biosolids", is used by consumers to fertilize home gardens, and the PFAS levels raise concerns that the chemicals are contaminating vegetables and harming those who eat them.

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