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

Published: April 15, 2021 • By Kayla Vasarhelyi The United States has over 3,000 active landfills and 10,000 closed landfills. Landfills are necessary for the proper disposal of solid waste. They reduce the amount of waste that makes it into the environment, help to prevent disease transmission, and keep communities clean. However, landfills still have

Magnitude of the PFAS, groundwater problem is unknown, the state said.  Groundwater at the old Gofer Landfill in Martin County near the Iowa border contains PFAS levels more than 1,000 times the state drinking water safety standard. No nearby drinking water wells have been contaminated, the MPCA said. Dozens of

The Conversation – January 7, 2021 10:09am EST Authors: Ed Cook – Research Fellow in Circular Economy Systems, University of Leeds Costas Velis – Lecturer in Resource Efficiency Systems, University of Leeds As much as one billion tonnes of waste could be burned in open and uncontrolled fires around the

Some worry PFAS could have National Sword-level implications for landfills. Stakeholders are aiming to avoid blame for contamination, while seeking out solutions to address the mounting crisis. Meleesa Johnson can trace her costly and mounting problems with one notorious family of chemicals back to a letter she received last year.