Many cities send their sewage to be used as farm fertilizer. But waste treatment plants don't typically remove "forever chemicals," first.

In these bubbling basins, you’ll find some of the hardest workers in Lawrence’s water treatment system — microorganisms that ...

In Lawrence, officials don’t think there’s much risk of harmful chemicals getting into the nutrient-rich sludge that’s ...

Prohibiting spreading of sludge and biosolids on land has gained traction with Oklahoma Senate members voting 42-4 in favor of Senate Bill 3, which phases out its use. State Senators Avery Frix, ...

Two incinerators would burn again at one of Cobb’s wastewater treatment plants along the Chattahoochee River, but neighbors are concerned about potential mercury discharge.

Valicor Environmental Services, a leading provider of centralized waste treatment and recycling services in North America, ...

Every day, rainwater and snowmelt seep through landfill waste creating a toxic sludge called leachate. Landfills across the U.S. generate and capture 16 billion gallons of leachate every year and most ...

Neighbors around Missouri Route 116 near Southwest Boulder Road are becoming concerned about smells causing people to gag and ...

Concern is mounting over the longstanding practice of using sewage sludge as fertilizer on farmlands due to the toxic ...

The composting facility at the intermunicipal wastewater plant is operating at about two-thirds capacity. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Forever chemicals are the source of ...

Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the ... That debris is collected, compacted and taken to a landfill for disposal. After large debris is removed, the wastewater flows ...