Toxic Sludge: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
What’s in a name? Whether you call it toxic sludge, or bio-solids, treated waste from America’s drainpipes is being used as farm fertilizer these days and there continues to be debate on the benefits versus the possible health risks. Eric Westervelt of New Hampshire Public Radio has this report.
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