Virginia lawmakers reach agreement for first steps to monitor PFAS in biosolids

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 872

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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After multiple debates and meetings between stakeholders, a compromise has been reached on how Virginia can begin to monitor the presence of “forever chemicals,” in biosolids that are used as fertilizer on farms across the commonwealth.

What started as an all out ban of the use of biosolids, which is fertilizer made up of treated sewage sludge, through Senate Bill 386 has turned into the first steps towards restricting the use of …

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