Over 70 Percent of U.S. Cities use Raw Human Sewage on Croplands
By Mike Adams, August 21, 2008 | Key concepts: Wastewater, Croplands and Raw sewage
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Sick! Raw wastewater is used to irrigate and fertilize crops in over 70 percent of U.S. cities. Can you imagine all the pharmaceuticals, toxic chemicals and undigested meat sludge that ends up on your crops? It's yet another reason to buy organic.
From Terradaily.com: A new 53-city survey conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) indicates that most of those studied (80 percent) are using untreated or partially treated wastewater for agriculture. In over 70 percent of the cities studied, more than half of urban agricultural land is irrigated with wastewater that is either raw or diluted in streams.... more
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