Orange County board asks state regulators to test biosolids for forever chemicals

Orange County board asks state regulators to test biosolids for forever chemicals

Cows with high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS at a farm in Maine. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg)Farmers nationwide often use biosolids — human waste that has been treated by wastewater facilities — as a cheaper, readily available fertilizer option for their soils. But there is a rising concern of PFAS, better known as forever chemicals, being spread on farmland through this waste. Virginia currently does not test bioso…