Biosolids
August 6, 2009--Expert: Plants can absorb chemicals from treated wastewater (Fort Collins Coloradoan)
New research presented Wednesday at CSU shows that plants irrigated with treated wastewater can "take up" chemicals ranging from antibiotics to methamphetamine and ecstasy.
August 2, 2008--City project explores benefits of sludge (Pueblo Chieftain)
Every year the city of Pueblo ships about 4,000 tons of sludge from its wastewater treatment plant to the dump. It's the only place the stuff can go, but the city, along with the Gaia Institute's Happy Worm Herders program, is hoping that a pilot program currently under way will change that.
July 31, 2008--Human waste as fertilizer for parks effective, but is it safe? (Grand Junction Sentinel)
Biosolid compost, created from sludge drained from the Persigo wastewater treatment plant and then mixed with animal parts, wood and vegetation, is increasingly being used throughout the Grand Valley to fertilize open spaces.
