Additional
Sludge Information and Supporting Documents:
For Information about sludge victims,
or to report incidents, visit www.sludgevictims.com and contact Helane Shields at HShields@worldpath.net
For videos of victims testimonies,
contact Clarence Williams at Cwwms3@wmconnect.com
More protective local sludge ordinances:
61. www.sierraclub.org/policy/conservation/solidwaste.asp
The
role of municipalities in regulating the land application of sewage sludge:
62. http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/sludges/Role.pdf
Guidance
for workers exposed to Class B municipal sewage sludge:
63.
http://ww.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2002-149.html
An
excellent summary of corporate suppression of science and retaliation against
independent scientists: Robert Kuehn. The Suppression of Environmental
Science
64.
www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/Kuehn04.pdf See also Introductory Remarks, Documents 1-60, and Document 75.
Recent,
peer reviewed published research and statements challenging the science and
risk assessments of current land application policies:
65.
http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/PDFS/LandApp.pdf
[published version of Case for Caution]
66. M.B. McBride. Toxic metals in sewage
sludge-amended soils: has promotion of beneficial use
discounted the risks? For URL, contact info@sludgefacts.org
67.National Academy of Sciences 2002 report Biosolids
Applied to Land
www.epa.gov/waterscience/biosolids/nas/complete.pdf See also Documents 18, 28, and 29.
68. Because of many data gaps and
uncertainties and the mounting anecdotal and first documented
evidence linking sludge spreading to adverse health effects, EPA states
that it is no longer
promoting
land application. EPA transfers the
entire responsibility and decision of what to do
with
sludge to states, counties, and towns, emphasizing local control. States
such as Virginia
and Pennsylvania
should note that a Nov 30 2004 NH Court Ruling cites the Clean Water Act
as
authorizing local control [over state
control] of land application of sewage sludge.
For
complete documentation, contact info@sludgefacts.org
69.
EPA Inspector General Memo warns that EPA has not done the basic
research to assess the risks of land application. September 6, 2002 Memo. See also
Document 2 and 67.
70.
On CBS Evening News, EPA’s Paul Gilman admits that current land
application policies may not be safe and that the whole issue needs to be
“revisited.”
“Sewage Fertilizer Under Fire” CBS Evening News Oct 29, 2003
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/29/eveningnews/main580816.shtml
71. Dec. 23, 2003, EPA’s Tracy Mehan and Paul Gilman write a joint letter to Julie Gerberding, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urgently requesting help in investigating the mounting health complaints: “ Based on the frequency and intensity of complaints we receive regarding human health effects of land applied sludge, we feel the issue is an important priority for both of our agencies.” Document 71
72. CFSL response to industry claims that land application is popular, beneficial, and safe:
Oct
29 2003 letter to CBS News President,
Andrew Heyward.
73.
University of North Carolina scientist resigns from Water Environment
Federation (WEF) committee, citing conflict of interest and resultant inability
of WEF to do independent and unbiased research on health impacts of land
application:
Dr. Steve
Wing’s Nov 4, 2004 letter to Lola Olabode. See also Introductory Remarks and Documents 3, 20, 42, and 45.
74.
Chart comparing metal concentrations in dairy manure with metals contained in Class A EQ sludge sold in bags as fertilizer:
Document 74.
75.
EPA Whistleblowing: Document 75.
76.
US Compost Metal Standards Compared to Those of Other Countries: Document 76.
77.
Dairy Farmer Warns About Sludge Use: Document 77.
78.
Comments about the Louisiana Dept of Health study that investigated adverse impacts from sludge exposure: Document 78.
79.
Response to Rusin, Pepper, et al: Document 79.
80.
Corporate Corruption of Science. Special issue of the International Journal of Occupational
and Environmental Health. To access articles, visit: www.ijoeh.com.
81.
Symptoms reported and documented by neighbors exposed to land applied sewage sludges are
identical to those reported by wastewater treatment workers exposed to endotoxins:
[ L.A.M Smit, S.Spaan, D. Heederik. Endotoxin exposure and symptoms in wastewater treatment
workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 48: 3039 (2005)]
82.
Soil that has been treated with metal-contaminated sludge shows radical reduction in
microbial diversity: [J. Gans, M. Wolinsky, J. Dunbar. Computational improvements reveal great
bacterial diversity and high metal toxicity in soil. Science, vol. 309, issue 5739, 1387-1390, 26 Aug 2005. ]
83.
Response to Ned Beecher's letter to The Scientist: Document 83.
84.
Response to the Brunswick Biosolids Peer Review Committee Report: Document 84.
85.
Myths About Land-Applied Sewage Sludge: Document 85.
86.
Source Tracking of Microbial Aerosols Emitted at Class B Biosolids Land Application Sites: Document 86.
87.
Innovative Renewable Energy Technology Using Sludge: [Document 87(1)] [Document 87(2)] [Document 87(3)] .
88.
The Sludge Scam -Part 1: Document 88.
89.
The Sludge Scam -Part 2: Document 89.
90.
Converting Sludges to Clean, High Quality Energy: Document 90.
91.
Harrison, E. Z. Oakes, S.R. et al. Organic chemicals in sewage sludges, Science of the Total Environment, 2006 http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/sludge/organicchemicals.pdf.
92.
Chad A. Kinney, et al. Survey of Organic Wastewater Contaminants in Biosolids Destined
for Land Application, Environ. Sci. Technol., ASAP Article, September 13, 2006
Document 92.
93.
Death of a Farm
Document 93.
94.
Qui Tam Complaint
Document 94.
95.
NH Sludge Company gets Toxics Action's Dirty Dozen Award
Document 95.
96.
Kinney, Furlong, Zaugg et al (2006). Survey of Organic Wastewater Contaminants in Biosolids Destined for Land Application.
Document 96.
97.
March 12, 2004 Congressional Testimony by F.Edwin Hallman,
responding to James W. Ellison and to EPA's letter denying the petition for a sludge moratorium by the Center For Food Safety and 82 other health, farm, and environmental organizations.
Document 97.
98.
Health Survey of Residents Living Near Farm Fields Permitted to Receive Biosolids. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, Vol.62. No.1. /The findings suggest an increased risk for certain respiratory, gastrointestinal, and other diseases among residents living near farm fields on which the use of biosolids was permitted.
"Wastewater treatment workers reported a wide range of symptons that may be work-related.
Microbial exposures such as endotoxin seem to play a causal role."
"More than one million distinct genomes occurrred in the pristine soil, exceeding previous estimates by
two orders of magnitude. Metal pollution reduced diversity more than 99.9%, revealing the highly toxic effect
of metal contamination, especially for rare taxa."
