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Washington State Chemical Action Plan
The Washington State Department of Ecology has a organized a cross program team to update the Washington State Chemical Action Plan (CAP). You can review…

By Sally Brown, University of Washington Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members. Soil degradation by erosion
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By Karen Hodges, University of British Columbia Okanagan; Frank Doyle, Wildlife Dynamics Consulting, and Rene Carl Dionne, SYLVIS A biosolids fertilized versus non-fertilized pastureEcological…

“I had a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science but no real tools for solving environmental problems.” Sound familiar? There are a few folks who woke up one day and knew they wanted to study…

By Sally Brown, University of Washington Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members. EPA unable to assess the impact…

By Sally Brown, University of Washington Drs Chuck Henry & Sally BrownSally Brown and Chuck Henry were invited to Melbourne, Australia to give presentations at the AORA (Australian Organics…

In junior high school Mike Van Ham, now president of SYLVIS, took a career class.  He answered a series of questions and the teacher cross-referenced the answers to identify the appropriate…

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

By Ian Pepper, The University of Arizona Published in Environ Sci. Technol. 2018 52:3949-3959 Microorganisms naturally produce and secrete antibiotic compounds, which can inhibit the growth of…

"Does anyone remember BioFest Ocean Shores? Craig Cogger’s slides (yes they were using 35mm slides back then) were somehow lost and he did his entire presentation through what can only be described…