A sign advertising a “biosolids land application” at a property on Route 254 in Augusta County caught the attention of an AFP reader last week. As with that one, the word “application” on the sign ...

A reader who regularly drives Route 254 from Staunton to Waynesboro noticed a sign a couple of months ago advertising a something called a “biosolids land application” at a farm near the highway’s ...

Colfax Township is holding a meeting at 6 p.m. May 1 to inform residents that a local landowner plans to apply biosolids to their farmland in about two weeks.The applicator ...

Biosolids are treated waste solids generated from sewage sludge that have been processed so that they can be applied to land as a fertilizer. Advocates of biosolid use point to its ability to enrich ...

Land application of treated sewage sludge (often referred to as biosolids) for soil-amendment and land-reclamation purposes has increased over the past decade as a result of the ban on ocean dumping ...

The presence of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in biosolids is drawing increased attention nationwide, and in particular across the agricultural sector. Biosolids—nutrient-rich byproducts ...

Columbus City Utilities (CCU) board members are discussing beginning to dry biosolids and embarking on a new project to enable that, something officials said is in utility’s best interest for ...

LANSING — A common practice by farmers to fertilize their fields may be spreading forever chemicals into new areas and into the food supply. Biosolids are nutrient-rich organic materials derived from ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Wastewater treatment in the United States is a major cornerstone of efforts to keep ...