Forever chemicals found in home fertilizer made from sewage sludge

[lordsummerisle]

theguardian.com

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.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/28/home-fertilizer-toxic-pfas-forever-chemicals-sewage-sludge

[Best_man23]

1. Should be using nothing but this in the lawn and garden

[Random Boomer]

5. That's our manure of choice, too

I can't even imagine buying "biosolids" from waste treatment plants. I'd rather cure my own humanure.

[Blues Heron]

2. gross

how are PFAS getting into the sewage system in the first place?

[Throck]

3. My dog fertilizes the lawn sufficiently.

Don't need no stinking toxic chemicals.

[jcboss]

4. Tomato garden

Been using Milorganite for decades. Makes my tomatoes greener.