"“My first thought was, you know, this is Chernobyl, a nuclear meltdown,” commissioner Kenny Howell said."
Solid human waste is sold as fertilizer for food crops. The problem is that the biosolids used are a toxic mix of "forever chemicals" that contaminate ground water.
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According to multiple studies and the Environmental Protection Agency, all humans consume PFAS chemicals, which are used to make all sorts of products including shampoo, carpet, frying pans and even makeup. The chemicals end up in our human waste, which is then sent to a wastewater treatment facility. During the treatment, biosolids are created."Experts say PFAS chemicals are carcinogenic and can kill animals, fish, and humans."
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/inves ... bd94d6c8f6Runoff from the fields where the fertilizer is applied and from the facilities where it is made contaminates water and poisons livestock in adjacent farms, too.
"“The well water, all the animal tissues tested 100-percent contaminated,” Ames said. “We had 100 percent contamination on these properties.”"