Glen’s take · Why we chose this story
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70M acres of US farmland potentially contaminated by PFAS-laden sewage sludge. Source · ewg.org
The read Glen’s take, in his words
Seventy million acres. That's how much US farmland may be contaminated with forever chemicals right now. The source? Sewage sludge spread as fertilizer — carrying PFAS from our homes straight into the food supply. There's a reason these are called forever chemicals. They don't break down. They accumulate. And now they're in the soil that grows your food. I put together a page showing you exactly what EWG found — and what it means for the water under those farms. Link to the full research in my profile.
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What is this story about?
70M acres of US farmland potentially contaminated by PFAS-laden sewage sludge.
Why did Glen Kerby choose this story?
EWG's 2025 analysis puts a number on what sewage-sludge fertilizer is doing to American farmland: nearly 70 million acres potentially tainted with forever chemicals. EWG is one of the few organizations willing to run the math and name the exposure pathway. This is the data point that turns an abstract PFAS story into a map of where it's ending up in the food supply.
Where can I read the original?
It was published by ewg.org as “Forever Chemicals in Sludge May Taint Nearly 70M Farmland Acres”, at https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2025/01/forever-chemicals-sludge-may-taint-nearly-70-million-farmland-acres.
Go to the source their work, in full
“Forever Chemicals in Sludge May Taint Nearly 70M Farmland Acres”
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