PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.
Civil Eats
OCTOBER 2, 2023
In late 2021, the Maine DEP identified 60 sites where 10,000 cubic yards of biosolids were applied as fertilizer with homes within half an acre of the application, a practice the agency called “Tier 1” because it presented the highest risk to human health. The spreading of sludge as fertilizer remains legal in all U.S.
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