Commissioners said they are concerned about public health and public safety because forever chemicals don’t break down and can accumulate in humans and animals. Forever chemical

Johnson County officials on Tuesday declared a state of disaster after the discovery of “forever chemicals” in agricultural land, which they say was a result of contaminated biosolids being used as fertilizer.

Officials in Johnson County are deeply concerned about high levels of "forever chemicals" contaminating groundwater and killing fish and cattle. This issue is linked to a two-year investigation into contaminated biosolids from a wastewater plant used as fertilizer.