Compare and contrast: Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Compare and contrast: Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

The Associated Press


Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “several orders of magnitude” above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers acceptable, federal officials announced Tuesday.   Click here to read the story.