Carcinogen risks in fertilizer plan
Re “Judge to OK sludge transfer,” Nov. 14
Sewer sludge contains toxics and heavy metals, some of which are carcinogenic. Kern County is doing the right thing in fighting against dumping Los Angeles sludge on farm fields near Bakersfield. In the 1960s, a cluster of a certain cancer occurred among the San Francisco 49ers football team. It was traced to a fertilizer put on a practice field. In Minnesota, sewer sludge put on fields owned by a large agribusiness contaminated a neighboring farm through wind erosion. Los Angeles County should not be endangering farms up north and the people who consume their produce.
TOM FREEMAN
Pinon Hills
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