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“Fertilizers made from municipal wastewater are popular with some farmers in Oregon. They are nutrient-rich and cost-effective alternatives to synthetic fertilizers. But growing evidence shows toxic ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS may be contaminating fields and animals. And Oregon environmental advocates have questions about how these chemicals are spreading on farms and the soil.
It’s why researchers and industry groups are again asking Oregon legislators for money to study how PFAS chemicals from wastewater biosolids spread through Oregon’s agricultural soils.
‘Right now, we just don’t know Oregon’s story. PFAS are very hard, if not impossible, to get rid of in air, soil, water and animals, including humans,’ Rep. Courtney Neron, D-Wilsonville, who’s sponsoring House Bill 2947 to study PFAS in agricultural fields, said at a House hearing Monday.” …