Work is underway to clean digesters at Wheeling’s Water Pollution Control Plant – a project that is expected to improve nagging sewage odor issues that have wafted into the neighborhoods within ...

Muskogee City Council approved a bid Monday for sludge removal at one of the water treatment plant lagoons. Councilors ...

NORTH ADAMS — In the wake of a negative public response and changes in regulations, the Hoosac Water Quality District announced it would not be composting sludge for other communities after all.

Sludge, a byproduct of sewage treatment, is often spread on fields as fertilizer. But growing research shows that toxic chemicals like PFAS are lurking in the muck — and getting into our food. Sludge, ...

The use of treated municipal wastewater effluent for irrigated agriculture offers an opportunity to conserve water resources. Water reclamation can also provide an alternative to disposal in areas ...

Researchers have developed an innovative way to turn steel industry waste into a low-cost material that can clean antibiotics out of water, offering a promising solution to one of today’s growing ...

Suggested Citation: "6 Public Health Concerns About Chemical Constituents in Treated Wastewater and Sludge." National Research Council. 1996. Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production.