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Steuben County hosts public meeting on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in sewage sludge land application

Photo credit: Natalie Abruzzo / WSKG News - Molly Trembley, an environmental engineer with the state Department of Environmental Conservation delivers a presentation on Dec. 4, 2024 to the Steuben County Legislature's Agriculture, Industry and Planning Committee about PFAS contaminants found in biosolids used in landspreading in the county.

Read the full article by Natalie Abruzzo (WSKG)

“The Steuben County Legislature recently held a discussion on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in sewage sludge land application.

Sewage sludge, also called biosolids, is used on crops and farmlands as a type of fertilizer. It is a combination of human and industrial waste that comes from wastewater treatment plants.

Exposure to certain levels of PFAS has been linked to reproductive health issues, developmental delays in children, and some cancers, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).”…

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