We have been dealing with the “forever chemical” it seems like, well, forever. I awoke yesterday to my newsfeed telling me that we now have the “everywhere chemical.” The CNN story, Synthetic chemical in consumer products linked to early death, study finds, identifies a list of pollutant sources which sounds similar to that of PFAS, …
The narrative of biosolids ought to focus on the results of its use, not on the nature of the biosolids itself. When biosolids is used to add organic matter and nutrients to disturbed lands, such as mine sites, the result is habitat restoration, carbon sequestration and watershed improvements. These are results that align with urgent …
The very best of biosolids programs can be torpedoed by odor complaints by neighbors. While odors are a feature of agricultural activities, something about odors emanating from biosolids applications can create an especially hostile community reaction. But our industry has not made aspects of biosolids odor a factor in selection of technologies and programs for …
Climate change arising from mindless release of greenhouse gases poses an existential risk to human welfare globally, but in the wringing of hands over what to do, save some attention to the mindless release of the element phosphorus, as it is forever lost as a macronutrient and as it damages aquatic ecosystems. As a carbon …
Digital technology can revolutionize biosolids management. A critique often cited by opponents to biosolids resource use is the lack of trust in our products and programs. The future of digital recordkeeping could be deployed to address this critique “Trust and Transparency,” that is the promise. I was snagged by the Facebook Ad offer for a …
Dust is a big deal! It is a big issue globally and it is important t also for us biosolids practitioners. Biosolids products that become dusty when handled in the normal course of transportation and application pose a risk to effective management programs. Viruses have so commanded the front stage of our news media that …
