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To the Editor:
I wish to applaud the Planning Board and the Board of Supervisors for their ban on sludge use in the county. Sludge is being used in many places around the country as fertilizer; a use that sounds wonderful since it recycles sewage waste, cutting down on one of the more serious problems we face as a nation. Sludge is supposed to be a product composed of human organic waste processed to remove the odor and bacteria making it a useful and safe fertilizer. It could be a good source of nutrients needed for crops and pastures.
However, the realities of sludge are a great deal different than the proponents would have us believe. For starters, everything gets dumped into the sewage system in a large city, from gasoline of photographic chemicals, from automobile oil to lawn chemicals. And if that is not enough toxic waste, plenty of industrial wastes are dumped into the sewage, even though regulations are supposed to control their output. There are many reputable companies whose waste output is well within the legal limits, but there are also many companies who either push the law to its limit, or just ignore the laws until they are caught, and their illegal waste is dumped into the sewer system. Do we really want all of these toxins spread on our fields, to then wash into the streams?
I am a veterinarian who practices holistic medicine (acupuncture,
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