Recently, several members of the Virginia Biosolids Council attended a Congressional briefing examining the water sector’s challenges in treating and protecting the public and environment from PFAS exposure. Experts from academia, drinking water, biosolids and wastewater sectors, presented underlying science, state of the art technologies to treat these chemicals, and applicable management practices that can protect the public […]
The Virginia Biosolids Council hosted a webinar on November 16 on PFAS and Emerging Issues. The webinar featured the following speakers and topics: David Tobias of the U.S. EPA, who spoke on the status of the risk analysis for PFOA, PFAS, and The Virginia Biosolids Council hosted a webinar on November 16 on PFAS and […]
Established in the 1800s, the Bill Franklin farm in Duffield, Virginia, continues to be family run. Bill Franklin is the third generation to farm his land. His grandfather was a full-time farmer; his father continued to farm full time. Mr. Franklin now farms with his children and with any luck will pass on the farm […]
Virginia Biosolids Council President Ed Edmondson highlighted the beneficial use of biosolids at the Virginia State Fair when Governor Glenn Younkin stopped by as part of the Governor’s annual tour of the fair. Joined by Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matt Lohr, Deputy Secretary Beth Green, Secretary of Natural Resources Travis Voyles, Department of Conservation […]
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are ubiquitous in our environment. Since PFAS is in so many products consumers use every day, trace amounts of PFAS can of course be found in biosolids because these everyday products reflect the chemistry of our society. Exposure is exponentially greater when cooking with Teflon-coated pans, eating fast food, using […]
Did you know that the average resident of the U.S. accounts for 37 pounds of biosolids that is beneficially used or disposed of each year? It’s an interesting statistic, something you can find in the recently completed National Biosolids Summary Project. The same team completing the most recent survey in 2004 completed this latest assessment […]
Organic Matter is reused every day from productive composting, fertilizing, and recycling. Demand is growing for the beneficial recycling of organic matter from coffee grounds to poultry litter to highly treated biosolids products, allowing farmers and families to beneficially recycle. Currently food scraps and yard waste make up more than 30 percent of what we throw […]
For nearly 40 years the Progress Farm at the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) has served as a critical asset to understanding biosolids management. Progress Farm is a research area of approximately 200 acres of cropland, forested land, and wetlands. It is home to pollinators, tulip trees, a variety of plant life in the wetlands, […]
Throughout the year, the Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research & Extension Center (Eastern Virginia AREC) conducts research on small grains and soybeans for the benefit of farmers across Virginia. A variety of field plots are planted, some of which are wheat and include the application of a biosolids product. Each May in conjunction with the Virginia […]
There is a lot of heightened focus around recycling and investing in our planet this time of year, specifically on Earth Day – April 22. Yet Dan Kelley of Hidden Acres Farm is recycling biosolids this Earth Day to boost pasture and grow hay to feed and nourish his cattle to achieve a self-sustaining operation. […]