A lawyer says the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent classification of two forever chemicals as hazardous substances could have a significant impact on the agricultural industry.
Minneapolis-based Stoel Rives Environmental Partner Thomas Braun tells Brownfield farmers and agribusinesses could be held responsible for potential perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) contamination.
“The most common scenario being a farmer that permits the land application of biosolids from a wastewater treatment facility,” he says.
