Gardeners Beware: Home fertilizers contain alarming levels of forever chemicals, according to new study

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By Damon Hines, staff writer

(NaturalHealth365) Powdery mildew, Japanese beetles, weeds, snails, drought – throughout the growing season, gardeners face no shortage of problems and pests. But gardening woes can be far worse than waking one morning to find that the lettuce has been shredded and the tomatoes razed. Forever chemicals (PFAS) in popular home fertilizers made from sewage sludge are contaminating vegetables and harming those who eat them.

According to a report from the Sierra Club and Ecology Center, the sewage sludge that wastewater treatment districts across America package and market as home fertilizer, or “biosolids,” contain alarming …read more

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