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Dan Vevers

Fears sewage sludge fertiliser polluting farmland and food with 'forever chemicals'

Using sewage sludge as fertiliser could be polluting farmland and food with “forever chemicals” and microplastics, a group of charities says.

A report by eco coalition Scottish Environment LINK has demanded stronger regulations.

Farmers use the sludge, a by-product of wastewater treatment, as a low-cost, natural fertiliser for soil.

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