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Preserving agricultural land in Hanover County is vitally important to the Newcomb family. They use biosolids as a critical tool to conserving Liberty Springs Farm as a natural space.

Biosolids important tool to preserving Liberty Springs Farm

Biosolids important tool to preserving Liberty Springs Farm


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Fate & Transport of PFAS from land applied biosolids

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…

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Proposed PFAS Liability Exemption for Passive Receivers under CERCLA: What Utilities and Biosolids Programs Should Know

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…

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Highlights from Spring 2025 Unified Agenda: PFAS Rules on the Horizon

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. …

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Fate & Transport of PFAS from land applied biosolids

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…

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VBC Answers Your Questions

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…

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VBC Chooses to Contribute to Phase 2 of National PFAS Project

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…

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