Forever chemicals are hidden in farm soil. Scientists found a new way to remove them

# Scientists discover cheap way to clean "forever chemicals" from farmland Sewage sludge used as fertilizer on farms across the country for decades has left behind toxic "forever chemicals" that don't break down and can contaminate crops and food. Yale researchers have found a new, low-cost method to remove these chemicals from soil while also helping reduce climate change, offering hope to farmers who discovered contamination on their land but had no affordable solution before.
In 2020, just after Winslow and Laura Robinson bought a farm in Maine, they were surprised to learn that sewage sludge had been used as fertilizer there decades earlier—and that the sludge had left behind “forever chemicals” that remained in the soil. Farmers in Maine have been at the forefront o
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