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Biosludge Contamination in Food Supply
The sewage treatment plants are receiving not just human and animal waste but also toxic industrial waste laden with chemicals like PFAS. These plants were never designed to handle industrial pollutants leading to the presence of toxic chemicals in the solid biosludge, which is now being sold to farmers as soil amendment. This practice has been ongoing since at least the 90s, leading to widespread contamination of food with harmful chemicals.