PFAS contamination in farmland and groundwater

Map of Septage and Sludge Sites

Maine DEP - PFOA and PFOS

In the 1970s - 90s, many farmers were misled about the safety of spreading treated human waste and sludge from chemical plants and paper mills on their hayfields as a fertilizer. Now some vegetable and livestock farmers are discovering that their groundwater and fields are contaminated at levels hundreds of times beyond safe or legal limits.

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πŸ“…︎ Jan 14 2022
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Study: Toxic fracking waste is leaking into California groundwater the research leaves little doubt: California is facing massive groundwater contamination. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/doooompatrol
πŸ“…︎ Oct 27 2021
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Study: Toxic fracking waste is leaking into California groundwater | The research leaves little doubt: California is facing massive groundwater contamination. [Kern County] grist.org/accountability/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/silence7
πŸ“…︎ Oct 26 2021
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Study: Toxic fracking waste is leaking into California groundwater | The research leaves little doubt: California is facing massive groundwater contamination. grist.org/accountability/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/silence7
πŸ“…︎ Oct 26 2021
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Study: Toxic fracking waste is leaking into California groundwater | The research leaves little doubt: California is facing massive groundwater contamination. [Lost Hills area] grist.org/accountability/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/silence7
πŸ“…︎ Oct 26 2021
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How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities | Higher sea levels will push the water table up with them, causing flooding, contamination, and all manner of unseen chaos. technologyreview.com/2021…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/RandomCollection
πŸ“…︎ Dec 14 2021
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Study: Toxic fracking waste is leaking into California groundwater the research leaves little doubt: California is facing massive groundwater contamination. (Study of Tulare Basin of the San Joaquin Valley) pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/cowmaster90
πŸ“…︎ Oct 27 2021
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How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities| Higher sea levels will push the water table up with them, causing flooding, contamination, and all manner of unseen chaos technologyreview.com/2021…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/silence7
πŸ“…︎ Dec 13 2021
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Hinkley groundwater contamination-- the "Erin Brockovich" case that caused California to acknowledge a link between ingested hexavalent chromium and cancer and establish a maximum contaminant level for hexavalent chromium of 10 parts per billion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hin…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Squidproquo1130
πŸ“…︎ Dec 06 2021
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Study: Toxic fracking waste is leaking into California groundwater | The research leaves little doubt: California is facing massive groundwater contamination. grist.org/accountability/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/MarshallBrain
πŸ“…︎ Oct 26 2021
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Study: Toxic fracking waste is leaking into California groundwater the research leaves little doubt: California is facing massive groundwater contamination. reddit.com/r/collapse/com…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/dirtyharrison
πŸ“…︎ Oct 27 2021
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Kuwait is facing a looming disaster due to a lack of waste management in the country. We are burying our solid waste in landfills without any oversight or environmental and safety precautions. 14 of the 18 landfills closed due to fires, groundwater contamination & other hazards. - ASE on Twitter twitter.com/ASE/status/13…
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πŸ“…︎ Mar 31 2021
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(The cost of our cold climate): Study finds road salt contamination in groundwater vtnews.vt.edu/articles/20…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/kernals12
πŸ“…︎ Jan 25 2021
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The Trump administration is making it easier for coal plants to dump waste in unlined basins, posing a greater threat to groundwater contamination. utilitydive.com/news/epa-…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/tjosborne
πŸ“…︎ Aug 07 2020
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Risk of groundwater contamination widely underestimated because of fast flow into aquifers pnas.org/content/118/20/e…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/MarcHerb
πŸ“…︎ May 12 2021
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Scientists have proven it is possible to create nitrogen-rich fertilizer by combining the solid and liquid components of human waste. The discovery has the potential to increase agriculture yields in developing countries and reduce contamination of groundwater caused by nitrogen runoff. technologynetworks.com/an…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Wagamaga
πŸ“…︎ Jun 03 2020
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A poultry plant, years of groundwater contamination and, finally, a court settlement washingtonpost.com/climat…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Maxcactus
πŸ“…︎ Apr 14 2021
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Regulatory action and information given to residents can help protect public from drinking water contamination. Leaking underground storage tanksβ€”like those at gas stationsβ€”are one of the most common sources of groundwater contamination. It can also affect health via toxic vapors rising through soil aeaweb.org/research/under…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/rustoo
πŸ“…︎ Jan 26 2021
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Geologists have been testing drones in northeastern Wisconsin as a way to pinpoint shallow soils in areas sensitive to groundwater contamination wpr.org/birds-eye-view-he…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Fr0zenMilk
πŸ“…︎ Dec 10 2020
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Groundwater Contamination May End the Gas-Fracking Boom. Well water in Pennsylvania homes within a mile of fracking sites is found to be high in methane scientificamerican.com/ar…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/DougBolivar
πŸ“…︎ Aug 23 2013
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Scientists have proven it is possible to create nitrogen-rich fertilizer by combining the solid and liquid components of human waste. The discovery has the potential to increase agriculture yields in developing countries and reduce contamination of groundwater caused by nitrogen runoff. technologynetworks.com/an…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/dfdc7
πŸ“…︎ Jun 07 2020
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Chemical contamination from 7 Colorado coal-fired power plants found during groundwater monitoring coloradosun.com/2019/03/1…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/SktDTwo--
πŸ“…︎ Mar 19 2019
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Scientists have proven it is possible to create nitrogen-rich fertilizer by combining the solid and liquid components of human waste. The discovery has the potential to increase agriculture yields in developing countries and reduce contamination of groundwater caused by nitrogen runoff. technologynetworks.com/an…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Wagamaga
πŸ“…︎ Jun 03 2020
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Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater, researchers report. A new study is the first to report microplastics in fractured limestone aquifers - a groundwater source that accounts for 25 percent of the global drinking water supply. eurekalert.org/pub_releas…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Wagamaga
πŸ“…︎ Jan 25 2019
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NDA government's 'Swachh Bharat Mission' in villages has reduced groundwater contamination, reveals UNICEF study firstpost.com/india/nda-g…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/santouryuu
πŸ“…︎ Jun 07 2019
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New Mexico sues Air Force over groundwater contamination at bases thehill.com/regulation/co…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/JAPH
πŸ“…︎ Mar 05 2019
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Chemical contamination from 7 Colorado coal-fired power plants found during groundwater monitoring coloradosun.com/2019/03/1…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/saul2015
πŸ“…︎ Mar 19 2019
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Report illegal dumping. Illegal dumping can threaten wildlife and can also lead to long-term contamination of land, waterways and groundwater, particularly when the waste is from an industrial source or contaminated soil. epa.vic.gov.au/get-involv…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/seethroughplate
πŸ“…︎ Dec 26 2017
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Report illegal dumping. Illegal dumping can threaten wildlife and can also lead to long-term contamination of land, waterways and groundwater, particularly when the waste is from an industrial source or contaminated soil. epa.vic.gov.au/get-involv…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/seethroughplate
πŸ“…︎ Dec 26 2017
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Clay layers and distant pumping trigger arsenic contamination in Bangladesh groundwater phys.org/news/2020-05-cla…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Sorin61
πŸ“…︎ May 08 2020
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