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Darree Sicher



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Marcellus Shale & Sewage Sludge

The solid remains of everything that goes down the drain and exits the waste water treatment plant are called sewage sludge, or biosolids. Obviously, sewage sludge is the condensed collection of our natural human manure, all the deposited chemicals, heavy metals, pathogens, pharmaceuticals and viruses.



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Marcellus Shale & Sewage Sludge

The solid remains of everything that goes down the drain and exits the waste water treatment plant are called sewage sludge, or biosolids. Obviously, sewage sludge is the condensed collection of our natural human manure, all the deposited chemicals, heavy metals, pathogens, pharmaceuticals and viruses.



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The Toilet Paper: The Newsletter of the United Sludge-Free Alliance

Spread the word about the turd.



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Same Sh**, Different Day

Now, let’s add the known hazardous chemicals from the Marcellus Shale drilling sites to the toxic soup at the waste water treatment plant.

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You Are What You Eat…Sewage Sludge?

Our natural human byproducts mix with the heavy metals, chemicals, pathogens and poisons at the waste water treatment plant, where it is heated, treated with chemicals and squeezed to extract the liquids from the solids. Water from the treatment plants is returned to the community and sometimes used to irrigate crops. Although waste water treatment plants were never intended to create fertilizer, half of the 7 million tons of sewage sludge created in America is land applied to farm fields, parks, golf courses and sold as bagged fertilizer.



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Sewage Sludge Challenges & Opportunities:

Your Communities, Food and Safety: A Conference presented by the United Sludge-Free Alliance The challenge facing municipalities and communities across America is the disposal of sewage sludge – the byproduct…



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Sewage Sludge and the Farmer

IS SEWAGE SLUDGE REALLY FREE FERTILIZER TO THE FARMER?

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When The Sludge Hits The Fan

The EPA only tests once a month or once a year–for nine elements out of the thousands of chemicals, pathogens, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and bacteria compressed into sludge which then gets spread on our farm fields, gardens, golf courses, playgrounds and more.



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Sludge 101 – Following The Flush

The sludge industry, that is paid to haul sludge from wastewater treatment plants, has sponsored many name-games
in a marketing effort to promote the reuse of sludge and make it more socially acceptable.

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WAR BONDS

In a mother’s heart, the common thread in our relationships with our children is both endless and infinite, never breaking the bond that forever links us as one. In an open heart, the world becomes the children we love and yearn to protect.



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