AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers in Augusta are considering a bill to establish limits for PFAS chemicals in produce grown by Maine ...

CADILLAC — Michigan is a state where one of the byproducts of the wastewater treatment process can legally be used as a fertilizer on farm fields.

Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, United States ...

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft risk assessment Wednesday about the health impacts of PFAS chemicals in sludge applied to farmland, stating that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl ...

A study from 2020 showed an elevated mortality rate from all cancers among firefighters, while a public health study from 2021, focusing exclusively on volunteer firefighters’ PFAS exposure, concluded ...

Counties focused on tea growing, such as Murang’a, Nandi, Kisii, made significant contributions. They have 0.5 and below Gross Value Added (GVA).

The new Silent Spring analysis is the first to look at disparities in exposure to PFAS and other unregulated contaminants in all U.S. states, as well as Tribal lands and U.S. territories.

Drinking water is a significant source of PFAS exposure, with recent studies detecting PFAS in nearly half of U.S. water systems, particularly in urban areas and near potential sources.

An agribusiness consultant and development advocate has called for a shift from government-led initiatives in the agricultural sector to private sector-driven. Klutse Kudomor, the former ...