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EPA, N.C. Environmental Harms From Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer

Inside Climate News · By Lisa Sorg · last updated
“Off spec” liquid from Winston Weaver fertilizer fire that was applied on a nearby farm field contained toxic PFAS.

By Lisa Sorg

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Perhaps it was rain dripping through one of the many holes in the roof that condensed the ammonium nitrate into a potentially explosive cake.