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12/27/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Many store-bought “fertilizer” products for home use are LOADED with toxic biosludge

If you’ve ever purchased fertilizer from your local home improvement store, you probably assumed that the bag contained various organic materials carefully blended to maximize the output of your home garden. But in reality, you may have inadvertently purchased repurposed human waste in the form of biosolids, also known as “biosludge,” without even knowing it. […]

09/25/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Agro-waste made from banana, pineapple, and watermelon able to remove cyanide from contaminated soil

Scientists have found a way to remove cyanide in cassava mill effluents (CMEs) that contaminate the soil. The study, published in the American Journal of Environmental Sciences, indicated that using organic wastes from certain fruits can also improve soil enzymes and enhance soil nutrients while eliminating cyanide in contaminated soil samples. The scope of the study included the […]

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