Oklahoma City, Okla. — An Oklahoma lawmaker is intensifying efforts to halt the use of biosolids, also known as humanure, as fertilizer on farmland due to health concerns linked to “forever chemicals.”
Representative Jim Shaw has been vocal about the potential risks, stating, “We here in Oklahoma as a legislative body haven’t somehow figured out that this is a legitimate risk to food production, to clean water, and to the benefit of the overall health of the state of Oklahoma.”
Shaw has expressed his concerns on social media, warning that Synagro, a company involved in biosolid recycling, plans to focus on Logan and Canadian counties.
He emphasized the health risks associated with contaminants in biosolids, saying, “Whatever treatment they apply to that does not get rid of all those contaminants, and it’s absolutely contaminating farmland, and water supplies, and it’s gotta stop.”…