SLUDGE VICTIMS

May 2001 update - compiled by Helane Shields - prepared for WWW by ESRA

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some links:
National Whistleblowers Organization = http://www.whistleblowers.org/press-cdc.htm
Center for Disease Control = http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hid10.html
Site of EPA & WEF (association of sludge generators) = http://www.biosolids.org http://biosolids.poIicy.net/
Swedish Site = http://www.safesoil.com/


We are very thankful that Henry J. Staudinger give us the permission to publish his "Uncensored Story'. You get a lot of information and you will see that "sludge" is not only a problem for a few people but also for all citizens.

Land Application of Sludge (biosolids)

The Uncensored Story

by
Henry J. Staudinger

2218 Riverview Dr, Toms Brook, VA 22660 Prepared for the
Water Environment Federation Seminar
Richmond, Virginia
November 4,1999

I have been asked to address citizen concerns related to land application of sludge, and to focus on more than just the odor issue. My comments are based on personal experience, experiences of other victims, review of thousands of pages of scientific and permit documents, meetings with numerous experts, and unsuccessful efforts to interest the regulatory community to better address demonstrated sludge risks. Based on what I have learned, I can only wonder if one day this sludge will become better known as biocides than as biosolids.

I. Victimization by Forced Exposure to Land Application of Sludge

My first-hand experience with forced exposure to land-applied sludge occurred in May 1995. Almost immediately following applications on an adjoining farm site, our neighbors to the north -became ill and were forced to leave their home. It was not until the wind changed direction that we
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VIRGINIA - TOMS BROOK - NOVEMBER 4, 1999 VICTIMS SUFFER BURNING EYES, COUGHING, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION, HOSPITALIZATION - FISH IN POND DIE.


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