Re: Sludge

["Jon Campbell" <jon@cqs.com>]

Alex,

      This is a very old story. The EPA was involved very early in the
efforts to sell the advantages of land disposal of sludge when the ocean
dumping laws went into effect. See http://www.cqs.com/egeneral.htm
and scroll down to Sludge and Sewage. You'll find both Abbey Rockefeller's
detailed and powerful article on the history of sludge and the excerpt from
"Toxic Sludge is Good For You" entitled "The Sludge Hits the Fan" about the
entire episode.

      The debate is getting very hot right now. One member of the National
Sludge Alliance received a *death* threat from an EPA functionary involved
in the EPA's role in land application of sludge and the 503 regulations. And
the TRI data recently had all data regarding releases into POTWs *expunged*
by unknown parties on all public access points (including rtk.net). The
sludge has apparently hit the proverbial fan.

Jon Campbell
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From: Alex J. Sagady & Associates <ajs@sagady.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list DIOXIN-L <dioxin-l@essential.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:43 PM
Subject: Sludge


> I checked out EPA's web site on "biosolids"  (aka sewage sludge)...
>
> ...it seems very "promotional" and the tone and content
> sound like it was directly from the industrial and municipal
> proponents of these practices.
>
> In addition, EPA notes that a list of economically benefited
> entities helped to pay for the publication of its risk
> assessment......EPA doing business in that way doesn't
> particularly inspire confidence in their independence.....
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