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In 1994, Craig Cogger and Andy Bary established a long-term biosolids trial in central Washington that, with support from NW Biosolids and King County, is still on-going and has allowed us to …

Right now, rain is something that we are all (almost all anyway) wishing for.  Rain ends the fires and brings on the chanterelles.  If this year is anything close to normal though, by sometime in…

In 2017, we initiated a multi-year study to examine the accumulation of metal nanoparticles and microplastics from biosolids in agricultural soils. Our study is expected to continue through 2023.…

We have a new feature in our eNews: “Dear Dr. Biosolids” Dr. Biosolids is here to answer all your questions about biosolids research! Canoodling over contaminants of emerging concern? Asking about…

1Natural Resource Sciences, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada 2Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC, Canada Research on…

The Long-Term Dryland Biosolids Research site in Douglas County, WA (a.k.a. GP-17) has been an extremely valuable experiment over the last 27 years to study the effects of biosolids land applications…

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…

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 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 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…