Sticky ammonia is tricky to measure: Innovative field method reveals scale of problem

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including methane (CH₄) and nitrous ...

Wastewater treatment plants are a major source of pharmaceutical pollution, study finds

Municipal wastewater treatment plants are ineffective at removing Prozac (fluoxetine) and other common pharmaceuticals in wastewater, causing the drugs to be discharged into lakes, rivers and streams ...
CNN

‘Forever chemicals’ in sludge used to fertilize farms can pose a health risk to people, EPA says

Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. Exposure to ...
NPR

Sewage often becomes fertilizer, but the issue is it's tainted with PFAS

A lot of products contain toxic PFAS. Some of these "forever chemicals" are ending up in sewage that is turned into fertilizer. The water from our sinks, showers and toilets contain the chemicals ...
The Journal News

NYS Superfund to remove toxic sludge from Ramapo site dumped years ago by Ford

RAMAPO ‒ A property contaminated years ago by the illegal dumping of toxic paint sludge has been earmarked for cleanup under the New York State Superfund program for hazardous waste sites. The ...