What's Happening

We’ve been studying the potential connections between use of amendments and soil health for a few years.  That study has a second component; the relationship between soil health and the plants that…

The LOTT Clean Water Alliance’s active education and outreach program helps forge strong connections with the community. LOTT has invested in their WET Science Center, partnerships with local school…

By Sally Brown, University of Washington Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members. Towards a global-scale soil…

 By Sally Brown, University of Washington Can you give a brief description of your path to biosolids?
I was working at WSU Prosser doing research on wine and juice grapes. The position with…

Oregon Proposed Biosolids Ordinance The Klamath County Board of Commissioners have proposed a biosolids ordinance that would ‘impose more stringent requirements on the use or disposal of reclaimed…

Rationale for Study PFAS are fluorinated compounds that comprise a family of anthropogenic chemicals used for decades to make products resistant to heat, oil stains, grease, and water. Of these,…

By Sally Brown, University of Washington Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members. Quantification of pathogens and…

Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) has requested comments on their draft PFAS Draft Chemical Action Plan (CAP). This CAP includes a variety of chapters, one of which is on biosolids. To…

By Sally Brown, University of Washington Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members. Mapping and modeling the…

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Biosolids Meeting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Biosolids Program hosted a National Biosolids Meeting in December to engage State…