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speak, Newbul Miller said he could see the benefits, “but I’m concerned with the scope of man’s knowledge,, today.” He said that materials that had been considered safe in the past are now recognized as dangerous. “Fm afraid the risk is too great,” he said.
He said if disposing of the sludge from the Sperryville treatment plant becomes an issue, “we can cross that bridge when we get to it.”
Mr. Henry asked the representatives of Bio-Gro why they need land in Rappahannock County if they can spread in 22 other counties and what regulations there are on using sludge land for producing products for human consumption. They said they were at the meeting because fanners has asked for their help and added that vegetable crops can’t be grown on the land for one year after sludge is applied and that cattle can’t graze the land for 30 days. They said that the EPA is very conservative in its policies and that sludge has not been shown to be harmful.
Joy Sloane asked if each load is tested before it is applied.
Representatives of Bio-Gro said that each load is not tested.
Hampton District representative Brooke Miller asked how the sludge is treated and whether the treatment kills bacteria and viruses. “Does it kill the. AIDS virus?” he asked.
Wakefield District representative Werner Krebser said that there
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