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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…

By Sally Brown, University of Washington Forest application of biosolids has been a signature beneficial end use in the Pacific Northwest.  The Northwest has also been a leader in quantifying the…

By Sally Brown, University of Washington Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members. PFAS concentrations in soils:…

Recognition of Kyle Dorsey, WA State Dept. of Ecology The Regulations Committee would like to recognize Kyle Dorsey, WA State Department of Ecology, for his leadership in creating one of the more…

By Karen E. Hodges, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C. & Frank I. Doyle, Wildlife Dynamics Consulting, Inc., Terrace, B.C. Background
Globally, the published work on…

By Dan Thompson, City of Tacoma-TAGRO & Regulations Committee Chair The State of Washington has one of the more successful biosolids programs in the country.  Class A and Class B programs thrive…

Tamara, or Tami as most of us know her, runs Terre-Source, an organics recycling company in old downtown Mount Vernon, WA, overlooking the beautiful Skagit River.  Tami started Terre-Source to serve…

Regulations Corner
Washington State PFAS Chemical Action Plan The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) has released the PFAS Draft Chemical Action Plan (CAP). This CAP includes a…

By Sally Brown, University of Washington Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members. Effects of fire on properties of…