{"id":48669,"date":"2024-08-08T22:46:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T02:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=48669"},"modified":"2024-08-08T22:46:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T02:46:10","slug":"forever-chemicals-in-biosolids-waste-based-fertilizers-can-ruin-the-land-and-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/08\/forever-chemicals-in-biosolids-waste-based-fertilizers-can-ruin-the-land-and-water\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Forever chemicals\u2019 in biosolids waste-based fertilizers can ruin the land and water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fertilizer maker says its products are safe, such as the shit that comes from BS Farm and Ranch in Lakeland Florida. And that the government supports using it as a valuable practice that recycles nutrients in farmlands.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"9ca882\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9ca882;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1714-2.png?resize=1024%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48670 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1714-2.png?resize=1024%2C472&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1714-2.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1714-2.png?resize=768%2C354&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1714-2.png?resize=1536%2C709&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1714-2.png?resize=2048%2C945&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1714-2.png?w=2220&amp;ssl=1 2220w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BS Farm and Ranch after Hurricane Debbie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now Ranchers say their cattle, fish, and horses are dying and getting sick because of a fertilizer spread on nearby farmland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"70231e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #70231e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"497\" data-id=\"48673\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/download-1-3-1.webp?resize=768%2C497&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48673 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/download-1-3-1.webp?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/download-1-3-1.webp?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"94725a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #94725a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"48672\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BS Farm and Ranch has also sold thousands of cubic yards to strawberry farms in Plant City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God only knows what pathogens etc. our food products were contaminated with by the so-called \u201crecycled biosolids\u201d used by Plant City Strawberry farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This so-called fertilizer is made from human waste.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company that makes the fertilizer says its products meet government standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">County officials and FDEP have launched multiple investigations but BS Farm and Ranch in Lakeland continues to make these shit.<\/p>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"0b517b97-9f82-4027-906d-9fbae1b06012\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-09938614fdbd6e2a501fab07661fbe77\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-1a6295e6773f743ff1ee4eebf327ea36 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:340px; max-height:340px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"BS Farm and Ranch Discharge 3\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yEq54ZQ5irI?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=1&#038;controls=2&#038;start=true&#038;end=true&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"\u2018Forever chemicals\u2019 in biosolids waste-based fertilizers can ruin the land and water\"><\/iframe><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Hurricane Debby, BS Farm and Ranch began pumping toxic water into preserve areas that run into Lake Hankcock which is the headwater of the Peace River. So far they released over 32 million gallons of the toxic mix outside the permitted area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bRYOXGIW8T\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/03\/17\/dep-has-denied-bs-ranch-farms-renewal-of-a-permit-to-operate-in-lakeland\/\">DEP has denied BS Ranch &#038; Farm&#8217;s renewal of a permit to operate in Lakeland<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;DEP has denied BS Ranch &#038; Farm&#8217;s renewal of a permit to operate in Lakeland&#8221; &#8212; \" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/03\/17\/dep-has-denied-bs-ranch-farms-renewal-of-a-permit-to-operate-in-lakeland\/embed\/#?secret=VE60LhOT3V#?secret=bRYOXGIW8T\" data-secret=\"bRYOXGIW8T\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contaminates have made Lake Hankcock one of the most polluted lakes in Polk County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toxic manmade chemicals ended up in Lake Handcock, Peace River, and even in Charlotte Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State health officials issued reports describing the nutrient and bacterial contamination that was flowing into the lake and the Peace River from inadequately treated sewage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piles of fertilizer made from biosolids, which come from human waste and are full of what researchers call PFAS, also known as \u201cforever chemicals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to multiple studies and&nbsp;the Environmental Protection Agency,&nbsp;all humans consume PFAS chemicals, which are used to make all sorts of products including shampoo, carpet, frying pans, and even makeup. The chemicals end up in our human waste, which is then sent to a wastewater treatment facility. During the treatment, biosolids are created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those biosolids, also called sewage sludge, can be used to make fertilizer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"utRk7QHFTx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2020\/09\/21\/it-looks-like-we-as-citizens-of-lakeland-and-polk-county-need-to-stand-up-and-question-the-real-politics-going-on-bs-ranch-and-farm\/\">It looks like we as citizens of Lakeland and Polk County need to stand up and question the real politics going on \u2026\u2026.. BS Ranch and Farm<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;It looks like we as citizens of Lakeland and Polk County need to stand up and question the real politics going on \u2026\u2026.. BS Ranch and Farm&#8221; &#8212; \" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2020\/09\/21\/it-looks-like-we-as-citizens-of-lakeland-and-polk-county-need-to-stand-up-and-question-the-real-politics-going-on-bs-ranch-and-farm\/embed\/#?secret=50EQYTaggM#?secret=utRk7QHFTx\" data-secret=\"utRk7QHFTx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. EPA requirements,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cU.S. EPA continues to support land application of biosolids as a valuable practice that recycles nutrients to farmland and has not suggested at this time that PFAS in biosolids requires any changes to current biosolids management practices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biosolid fertilizer is sold across the nation for agricultural use. According to PEER, it sometimes contains toxic levels of PFAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts say PFAS chemicals are carcinogenic and can kill animals, fish, and humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2T9B21MC4o\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/06\/08\/bs-ranch-and-farm-vs-lake-hancock\/\">BS Ranch and Farm vs Lake Hancock<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;BS Ranch and Farm vs Lake Hancock&#8221; &#8212; \" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/06\/08\/bs-ranch-and-farm-vs-lake-hancock\/embed\/#?secret=7cKfkKUVPY#?secret=2T9B21MC4o\" data-secret=\"2T9B21MC4o\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fertilizer maker says its products are safe, such as the shit that comes from BS Farm and Ranch in Lakeland Florida. 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