SVAREC Project Overview A comprehensive research project to evaluate the fate and transport of PFAS from land applied biosolids is underway at Virginia Tech University’s Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and…
Publicly owned treatment works (POTWs), wastewater utilities, and drinking water systems often receive PFAS passively from upstream sources. Under CERCLA’s strict liability framework, these entities can face cleanup cost claims…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) outlined several PFAS-related actions in its Spring 2025 Unified Regulatory Agenda (published September 4, 2025) that could affect how biosolids are managed and land-applied. …
SVAREC Project Overview A comprehensive research project to evaluate the fate and transport of PFAS from land applied biosolids is underway at Virginia Tech University’s Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and…
Biosolids are mostly organic solids resulting from the treatment of wastewater. They have undergone additional treatment to kill pathogens and stabilize the material for recycling. During treatment, bacteria and other…
The Council was an early contributor to Phase 1 of the National Collaborative PFAS Project, which created a national network of land application plots where soil PFAS concentrations are now known. Phase 1…