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STOP POISONING THE PEOPLE STOP CONTAMINATING LAND, FOOD, AND WATERS THE CHILDREN DESERVE BETTER
Map of Toxics in Maine
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3 Children dead - 3 Mothers Grieve
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Here you will find evidence of deaths and EPA coverups
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Information on sludge
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Qui Tam Complaint
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To protect their careers, EPA defendants, Walker and Brobst, worked with the University of Georgia "to mask and cover up any evidence linking Augusta cattle deaths to sewage sludge." They violated numerous provisions of the Clean Water Act; they "knowingly and intentionally" published false and fabricated data to prove that the sludge applied to the two dairy farms did not contain hazardous wastes; they helped defend Augusta against lawsuits from the injured farmers; and they discredited and neutralized one of their own scientists, Dr. David Lewis, in order to stop him from "uncovering the falsity of the Gaskin paper" and their related illegal and unethical activities.
http://www.ijoeh.com/pfds/IJOEH_1104_Snyder.pdf
The Dirty Work of Promoting "Recycling" of America's Sewage Sludge
Serious illnesses, including deaths, and adverse environmental impacts have been linked to land application of treated municipal sewage sludge. EPA and the wastewater treatment industry have worked with Congress to fund wastewater trade associations to promote land application, supporting industry-friendly scientists and discouraging independent research, to prevent local governments from restricting land application and to thwart litigation against municipalities and the industry.
http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/Sludge.html
Ellen Z. Harrison, Director
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
100 Rice Hall • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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NECC1010: Use of Residuals in Agriculture in the Northeast
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The EPA denies illnesses and deaths...see for yourselves
Potential health effects of odor from animal operations, wastewater treatment
Potential health effects of odor from animal operations, wastewater treatment and recycling of byproducts"
by Susan Schiffman & John Walker supports David Lewis
SLUDGE VICTIMS May 2001 update -
compiled by Helane Shields - prepared for WWW by ESRA
THE REPORT "POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF ODOR FROM ANIMAL OPERATIONS, WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECYCLING OF BYPRODUCTS", Dr. Susan Schiffman, Duke University and Dr. John Walker, USEPA, lead authors, published in the November 2000 issue of the Journal of Agromedicine supports Dr. David Lewis' research and helps to explain why neighbors of sludge sites (as well as sludge workers) are getting sick."Complaints of health symptoms from ambient odors have become more frequent in communities with confined animal facilities, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, AND BIOSOLIDS RECYCLING OPERATIONS.""The most frequently reported health complaints include eye, nose, and throat irritation, headache, nausea, diarrhea, hoarseness, sore throat, cough, chest tightness, nasal congestion, palpitations, shortness of breath, stress, drowsiness, and alterations in mood.""Odors are sensations that occur when a complex mixture of compounds (called odorants) stimulate receptors in the nasal cavity. Most odorants associated with animals manures AND BIOSOLIDS are volatile organic compounds (VOC's) that are generated by bacterial degradation of protein, fat, and carbohydrates in the organic matter. Reactive inorganic gases such as AMMONIA and hydrogen sulfide are also important odorants that can be emitted from animal manures AND BIOSOLIDS. " (pg. 8)"In the first paradigm, the symptoms are induced by exposure to odorants at levels that also cause irritation (or other toxicological effects). That is, irritation -- rather than the odor --is the cause of the symptoms, and odor simply serves as an exposure marker."
SLUDGE VICTIMSMay 2001 update - compiled by Helane Shields - prepared for WWW by ESRA
"In this paradigm irritancy (or other toxicity) generally occurs at a concentration somewhat higher (about 3 to 10 times higher) than the concentration at which odor is first detected (odor threshold).""While the concentration of each individual compound identified in odorous air from agricultural and municipal wastewater facilities seldom exceeds the concentration that is known to cause irritation, the combined load of the mixture of odorants can exceed the irritation threshold. That is, the irritation induced by the mixture derives from the addition (and sometimes synergism) of individual component VOCs.""In the second paradigm health symptoms occur at odorant concentrations that are not irritating. This typically occurs with exposure to certain odorant classes such as sulfur-containing compounds and organic amines at concentrations that are above odor detection thresholds but far below irritant thresholds." (pg. 9)"Health symptoms often reported include a stinging sensation, nausea, vomiting, and headaches. The mechanism by which health symptoms are induced by sulfur gases or organic amines for which odorant potency far exceeds the irritant potency is not well understood.""In the third paradigm the odorant is part of a mixture that contains a co-pollutant that is essentially responsible for the reported health symptom. Odorous airborne emissions from confined animal housing, COMPOSTING FACILITIES, AND LAND APPLICATION OF SLUDGE can contain other components that may be the cause of the symptoms such as bioaerosols consisting of endotoxin, dust from food, airborne manure particulates, glucans, allergens, microorganisms, or toxins ". (pg. 10)
SLUDGE VICTIMSMay 2001 update - compiled by Helane Shields - prepared for WWW by ESRA
"The odor exposures that have received the greatest research attention are those that involve irritation. Physiological responses to irritation in the upper respiratory tract (nose, larynx) and/or lower respiratory tract (trachea, bronchi, deep lung sites) have been documented in both humans and animals."'Irritation of the respiratory tract can alter respiratory rate, reduce respiratory volume (the amount of air inhaled), increase duration of expiration, alter spontaneous body movements, contract the larynx and bronchi, increase epinephrine secretion, increase nasal secretions, increase nasal airflow resistance, slow the heart rate, constrict peripheral blood vessels, increase blood pressure, decrease blood flow to the lungs, and cause sneezing, tearing, and hoarseness." (pg. 12)"Health symptoms from odors can potentially result from two sources: the odor (the sensation) or the odorant (the chemical or mixture of chemicals that happens to have an odor)."PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY SENSORY IRRITATION"Administration of irritant compounds to the upper and/or lower air-way in laboratory studies produces many systemic responses including:(1) changes in respiratory rate, depending upon the primary level of irritation (upper versus lower), (2) reduced respiratory volume, (3) increased duration of expiration,(4) alterations in spontaneous body movements, (5) contraction of the larynx and bronchi,(6) increased epinephrine secretion, (7) increased nasal secretion, (8) increased nasal airflow resistance, (9) increased bronchial tone, (10) decreased pulmonary ventilation, (11) bradycardia, (12) peripheral vasoconstriction, (13) increased blood pressure, (14) closure of the glottis, (15) sneezing, (16) closure of the nares, (17) decreased pulmonary blood flow, (18) decreased renal blood flow and clearance, and (19) lacrimation or tearing.""Irritants can also induce hoarseness of voice and impair mucociliary clearance functioning." (pg. 19)"Odorous VOCs have been found in the blood and brain after three hours of exposure, and olfactory receptors have been shown to respond to blood-borne odorants." (pg. 22)"Health complaints do occur at levels of VOCs that are below irritant thresholds."
SLUDGE VICTIMSMay 2001 update - compiled by Helane Shields - prepared for WWW by ESRA
"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the definition of "health" is"...a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Thus, a symptom that diminishes physical, mental, or social well -being would be a "health effect" according to WHO.""The majority of the participants at the Health Effects of Odors workshop considered it appropriate to explore health effects of odors within the WHO definition of health.""Frist emphasized that reactions to odors such as nausea, headache, loss of sleep, and loss of appetite clearly represent a matter for public-health concern and attention under the WHO definition of health. "(pg. 29)"EVIDENCE FOR PARADIGM 3: A CO-POLLUTANT IN AN ODOROUS MIXTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPORTED HEALTH SYMPTOM " (pg. 31)"AIRBORNE DUST PARTICLES CAN CONCENTRATE ODORANTS SUCH AS ORGANIC ACIDS AND AMMONIA ON THEIR SURFACES; this contributes to odor potential and exacerbates irritancy induced by dust in the respiratory tract. Experimental studies have found a strong link between odor/irritation intensity and levels of particulates." "PARTICULATES ASSOCIATED WITH FECAL WASTE ARE ALSO KNOWN TO CARRY BACTERIA. Thus, it is likely that some of the health complaints ascribed to odor may, in fact, be caused by particulate matter (liquid or solid) suspended in air or by a synergistic effect between odorants and particulates.""A SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF AMMONIA AND DUST EXPOSURE has been reported in a study of 200 poultry facilities. The adverse health effects of ammonia and particulates in combination was greater than the additive effect of ammonia and particulates by a factor of 1.5 to 2.0."
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