Headlines Archive

NRC Biosolids Study Concludes Part 503 Rule Protects Public Health
The Water Environment Federation - July 3, 2002

NAS Biosolids Report Finds No Scientific Evidence of Health Risk
Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies - July 2, 2002

EPA Statement on National Academy of Sciences Report on Sewage Sludge
The Environmental Protection Agency - July 3, 2002

The Science of Recycling Sewage Sludge
National Academies Op-Ed Service Archives - Sept. 6, 2002

WEFTEC 2002 Biosolids Issues Workshop Presentations
WEF 75th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL - September 28-29, 2002.

Saving Soil: Biosolids Recycling in New England
A NEBRA special report - September, 2001

EPA Plans to Respond to NAS Biosolids Report.
Environmental Protection Agency - Oct. 31, 2002

Federal Court Upholds Farmers’ Rights to Pursue Damages in Appomattox Biosolids Suit. Judge Denies County’s Motion to Overturn District Court Ruling.
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. November 20, 2002

National Experts Respond to Biosolids Questions, Critics at Tampa D.E.P. Hearing.
Meeting Addresses the Safety, Science, Regulatory Protections and Local Concerns.
PRNewswire - January 15, 2003

Composted Biosolids Bind Lead In Soil, Reducing Danger Of Poisoning
University of Washington: March 3, 2003

EPA Responds to National Research Council Report on Biosolids
EPA - Monday April 7, 2003

University of Arizona Responds to Biosolids Questions.
Greg Kester - April 14, 2003

WERF, U.S. EPA to Host Biosolids Research Summit
NBP - May 18, 2003

WERF Selects Committee for National Biosolids Research Summit.
NBP - June 6, 2003

WEF-AMSA Submit Comments on EPA’s Federal Register Response to NRC Biosolids Report
WEF-AMSA July 8, 2003

Planned Tree Farm To Use Waste From Treatment Plant
Pat McGillivray - June 19, 2003

Experts Refute SARS Spread Through Sewage Claim.
Canadian Consulting Engineer - June 23, 2003

State may lift ban on using treated sewage as fertilizer
The Associated Press - June 23, 2003

Smelly stuff does no harm
Jessie Burchette, Salisbury Post - June 30, 2003

Appeals court rules farmers may spread sludge on fields
The Associated Press Richmond, Va. - July 24, 2003

Sludge is not a dirty word
Melissa Mirarchi Blethen, Maine Newspapers Inc. - August 31, 2003

Gardening with Eileen: Understanding the chemistry of fertilizing plants
Eileen Ward, Marco Island Eagle - September 24, 2003

Sewage sludge to stay in Lafayette
Sebreana Domingue, The (Lafayette) Daily World - September 4, 2003

Columbus aims to turn human waste into fertilizer
Jeffrey McMurray Associated Press, Athens Banner-Herald - January 3, 2004.