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Committee hears PFAS concerns in biosolids and wastewater sludge after EPA draft; members seek agency guidance
Summary
Legislative counsel Michael Grady briefed the House Agriculture Committee on an EPA draft regarding PFAS in biosolids and outlined risks and disposal options; members asked the Agency of Natural Resources and state labs for testing and implementation guidance.
Michael Grady, legislative counsel, told the House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft document on PFAS in fertilizer and biosolids and said the committee should expect follow-up work on the issue.
“EPA yesterday issued a draft document regarding regulation of PFAS in fertilizer and specifically in biosolid fertilizer,” Grady said, describing biosolids as material processed from sewage that is sometimes land-applied to farm fields. He told members that many wastewater-treatment residuals contain PFAS, and that managing those residuals currently leaves…
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