Is it really safe to use biosolids aka sewage sludge on farmland and forests?

David Tenenbaum says "Yes!" in this popular 1997 journal article that consistently rank high in the biosolids Google search. The title is one of my all time favorites, The Beauty of Biosolids.

Even the picture of bubbling sewage with the title watermarked on it reflects the stark contrast between the first mental and visual "Yuck" impression , and the long list of environmental benefits that biosolids the resource bring from and back to society.

Tenenbaum D, 1997 The beauty of biosolids. Environ Health Perspect 105(1): doi:10.1289/ehp.9710532

The full article can be downloaded through this link: http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchObjectAttachment.action;jsessionid=F96C3C0EB7968292BBE86C8D0F314198?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.9710532&representation=PDF