{"id":129512,"date":"2023-05-23T16:58:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/?p=129512"},"modified":"2023-05-24T17:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:01:51","slug":"maine-plans-removal-of-pfas-from-sewage-sludge-used-as-fertilizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/maine-plans-removal-of-pfas-from-sewage-sludge-used-as-fertilizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Plans Removal of PFAS From Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row 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data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ssludge_0.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-69398\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-font-size:30px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#2a2e38;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.4;\">Maine Plans Removal of PFAS From Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer<\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#2a2e38;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-margin-top:10px;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Toxic \u2018forever chemicals\u2019, concentrated in sludge, are extremely difficult to dispose of safely and also poison farmland<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">May 23, 2023 | Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/may\/23\/maine-pfas-removal-sewage-sludge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> | by Tom Perkins<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p class=\"dcr-n6w1lc\">Utility officials in Maine and elsewhere around the country are developing first-of-their-kind plans to eliminate toxic PFAS \u201cforever chemicals\u201d from sewage sludge\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2019\/oct\/05\/biosolids-toxic-chemicals-pollution\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">spread as fertilizer<\/a>\u00a0on farmland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-n6w1lc\">Success would address a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/mar\/22\/i-dont-know-how-well-survive-the-farmers-facing-ruin-in-americas-forever-chemicals-crisis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">growing agricultural crisis<\/a>\u00a0and reshape how the nation handles its waste \u2013 the dangerous chemicals are thought to be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/may\/08\/us-cropland-may-be-contaminated-forever-chemicals-study\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">contaminating<\/a>\u00a0all sludge at high levels, and poisoning food and water on around 20m acres (8m hectares) of farmland across the US.<\/p>\n<p>But the technology that destroys PFAS remains unproven, especially in sludge, officials with the Portland Water District (PWD) of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/maine\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Maine<\/a>\u00a0acknowledge, and the utility is taking other steps to more efficiently dispose of the substance in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safe disposal of [sewage sludge] is critical to safeguarding the environment and protecting public health,\u201d said the PWD director of wastewater services, Scott Firmin. \u201cWe are leaving no stone unturned as we seek innovative and economical solutions to tackling the nationwide threat of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/pfas\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">PFAS<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type\" 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