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From NPR Radio....
"Critics Cry Racism over Baltimore Sludge"
Listen Now [9 min 36 sec] April 28, 2008
The
Bryant Park Project, April 28, 2008 · Federal
regulators say sludge, or treated sewage, is safe for use as a fertilizer and
helps remove lead from soil. But its use on the yards of nine poor families has
the Baltimore NAACP calling for an investigation.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89990910
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Virginia Sewage Sludge
Victims File Lawsuit in Sussex Surry, Virginia
A review of these court papers show what we have believed all along:
EPA/Industry have no scientific facts. Instead, they try to snow those in
power with manipulated facts in hopes they can pull the wool over
their eyes. While this has worked in the past, we now hope to set the record
straight. Read on....
Read all of the Court documents covering Nov 2006 to Nov 2007 - (click
here)
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SEIU, largest N. American
union, joins fight against sludge
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is targeting the
largest producer of sludge in the country, Synagro Technologies, as
part of their private equity work. Synagro is owned by Carlyle
Group, a DC-based PE firm. On 12/17/2007 SEIU launched this campaign
with a press release, action and website (www.CarlyleExposed.org
) and have a campaign plan through the spring. In terms of demands,
they will likely ask that Carlyle/Synagro adhere to a good neighbor
policy with community stakeholders where plants are located. Read on....
Read the background on Synagro, the press release, and a leaflet
that SEIU offers - (click
here)
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Did you know that in Loudoun County there
have been scores of cases of illness that may be associated with sludge.
These illnesses include: respiratory illnesses including pneumonia, sinus
infections, asthma, allergies, burning eyes, nose, throat and lungs, flu-like
symptoms, nausea, vomiting, severe headache, breathing complications, rectal
bleeding, nose bleeds, skin rash and lesions? There are also cases of
a rare cardiomyopathy heart disease, miscarriages, and cancers.
A concentration of
cancer cases has been reported by a resident who lives near a field spread with
sludge for approximately the last ten years.
The cases stated above only represent reported illnesses. Most county residents do not know what sludge
is, much less that it can potentially cause illness.
Please sign our petition below. In the next box
provided you may make comments about sludge, or describe an illness you believe
may be linked to sludge. Be on the alert for the new sludge season beginning soon.
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Using Human Waste in Fertilizer Questioned
"A program that allows farmers to use sludge that contains human waste
has come under scrutiny after some land and animals have been poisoned.
March 6, 2008" (AP Video)
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Conclusion from recent scientific journal
"In conclusion, our findings suggest an increased risk for
certain respiratory, gastrointestinal, and other diseases among
residents living near farm fields where the application of
biosolids was permitted. Moreover, the reported occurrence of
certain chronic diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, were
elevated in the exposed group."
(Click
here to read the article)
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VDH List of Complaints
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Radio - The Power
Hour
Radio Interview from www.ThePowerHour.com..
January 3, 2007 - (7 MB)
(Clip 1)
(Clip 2)
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Alleged Federal Government Fraud
Recent qui tam
lawsuit alleges fraud against the federal
government. It alleges that EPA, Georgia local government
agencies, and the sludge industry conspired to knowingly use
fraudulent data in peer-reviewed studies to support sludge use,
and defeat a farmers lawsuit claiming sludge destroyed his dairy
farm. The farmer eventually prevailed.
March 29, 2006
(Click here)
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"The S-Word" (Sewer Sludge):
How Carlyle Group-owned Synagro is Hurting
Our Communities
Dec 2007 (more...)
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Coliform Reactivation
Find out how pathogens can regrow in a study by WERF
Dec 2006 (more...)
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