Our sewage often becomes fertilizer. Problem is, it's tainted with PFAS

About half the wastewater sludge in the United States is turned into fertilizer. Some want to ban the practice because the sludge contains PFAS and can contaminate food crops. Others say the problem is not so simple.

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