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Letter to the Editor | Iowa farmers to receive relief under new law addressing PFAS contamination - The Daily Iowan

Summary by The Daily Iowan
A recent report by the Environmental Working Group, or EWG, revealed that biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the cause of PFAS contamination in 70 million acres of land in the U.S. Despite the alarming and growing number, a 2023 list of Biosolids Land Application Sites in Iowa City stated approximately 945.48 was applied to fields. Out of the 86,800 fields in the state, 41,294.087 tons were used to “nurture” soils regardless of possible PFAS conta…
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The Daily Iowan broke the news in on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
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