Record #:

19721

Author(s):

Ball, Billy

Abstract:

Sludge refers to a byproduct from wastewater treatment facilities deposited in a designated field on Grove Road in western Orange County. Resident Dot Watson and the Sewage Sludge Action Network have raised concerns about the adverse health effects related to exposure to these biosolids. The case is also being presented to Alamance County where three elementary schools located near such dumping sites.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 21, May 2013, p11, il

Subject(s):

Waste disposal