pfas

WEF Biosolids National Convening

PFAS in Wastewater Resources
As the PFAS topic continues to evolve, new resources have also become available to help the water and wastewater sector better understand the weight of this on their programs. 

Regulations Corner

PFAS & National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

By Sally Brown, University of Washington

PFAS Fact Sheet
The California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) has created a PFAS Fact Sheet. The 2-page fact sheet presents an overview of PFAS: what they are, where they are, human health considerations and a call to action based on science. You can access the PFAS Fact Sheet here.  

PFAS in Biosolids

Regulations Corner

PFAS in Biosolids

Young Meeta wanted to work in the airline business and travel the world.  She had dreams of ensuring the safety and comfort of passengers with her gracious attitude and winning smile as a flight attendant.  Eventually, this dream changed and Meeta knew her destiny was to become a doctor, but not just any doctor. Fate would have it in 2008 when her Masters advisor asked the magic question that cemented her future, “do you know what biosolids are?”  From that point on there was no looking back, Meeta earned her doctorate in soil science doing her dissertation work with biosolids. 

By Sally Brown, University of Washington

Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members.

Regulations Corner

Proposed Biosolids Project in Yelm

The proposed biosolids land application project in Yelm (WA) has a coordinated anti-biosolids community group. The land owner for the proposed project recently cancelled their involvement.

Among the community group's efforts, Preserve the Commons has: