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EPA says it's not obligated to regulate PFAS in sewage sludge applied to land.
PEER says Clean Water Act mandates regulation of these pollutants due to potential harm.
Texas farmers are suing Synagro , claiming its biosolid fertilizer contaminated their land with PFAS .
PFAS are showing up in high concentrations on their properties nationwide.
EPA said it cannot comment on the case as it is ongoing.
Plaintiffs did not respond to Waste360’s requests for comment.
Some states are doing their own research on PFAS ’ impact on soils and farmland.
Maine recently became the first state to ban land application of sludge.
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