No more toxic sludge.
Toxic chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) often end up in our food and water after toxic sludge is spread on farm fields as a fertilizer. (Sludge is the leftovers from wastewater treatment; some PFAS used in products by consumers and business are washed down the drain and end up creating toxic sludge.)
It’s time for states and municipalities to stop the use of toxic ‘biosolids’ or sewage sludge as fertilizer on farm fields, where it contaminates food and feed crops with PFAS and other toxic chemicals.
“When will this nightmare end?”
—FRED STONE, DAIRY FARMER IN ARUNDEL, MAINE, WHOSE FARM WAS RUINED BY TOXIC SLUDGE CONTAMINATION.
WATCH: A Farmer’s Livelihood Ruined by Toxic Sludge
We’ve been working with Fred Stone since 2019 to advocate for policies to protect farms and farm food from toxic sludge contamination, in our home state of Maine and across the nation.
In 2019, we awarded Fred our Grassroots Leadership Award in recognition of his speaking out, at great personal cost, to raise awareness and advocate for change to protect his fellow farmers.
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Learn more about our work on PFAS and toxic sewage sludge and arm yourself with critical information to help Defend Our Health.
