Why are biosolids used on farms?
Biosolids recycling reduces the need for chemical fertilizers. In fact, the organic matter in the biosolids improves soils water holding capacity, increases tilth and friability and allows plants to utilize nutrients more efficiently. The bottom line is that biosolids are one tool farmers use to achieve a sustainable ecosystem. • What Percentage Of Biosolids Are Recycled And How Many Farms Use Biosolids? About 50% of all biosolids are now being recycled to land. These biosolids are used on less than one percent of the nation’s agricultural land and an even smaller percentage of Pennsylvania’s strip mine land. • Are Biosolids Safe? The National Academy of Sciences has reviewed current practices, public health concerns and regulator standards, and has concluded that “the use of these materials in the production of crops for human consumption when practiced in accordance with existing federal guidelines and regulations, presents negligible risk to the consumer, to crop production and to t
