To: milwguy
Sludge isn't environmentally friendly. It's . . . sludge.
Just one step up from third-world countries emptying their "honey pots" in the garden patch.
2 posted on
07/31/2009 8:19:19 AM PDT by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: AnAmericanMother
Organic nasties can be dealt with pretty well, through treatment (that’s how we have a product called Milorganite) but the heavy metals are a problem. I would surmise the lead came from lead drain plumbing.
14 posted on
07/31/2009 8:27:07 AM PDT by
HiTech RedNeck
(The Democrat Party: a criminal organization masquerading as a political party)
To: AnAmericanMother
There are SO many rich metaphors in this story that I don’t know where to begin!
To: AnAmericanMother
There is nothing at all wrong with using activated sludge to fertilize landscaping. It’s just not advisable for produce.
43 posted on
07/31/2009 10:44:24 AM PDT by
Jeff Chandler
(The President Who's Always Apologizing For America Couldn't Apologize For Himself)
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