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Default Produce Is Growing Source of Food Illness

Dave Bugg wrote:
> AllEmailDeletedImmediately wrote:
>
>> the waste is somehow processed/treated at the "poopy plant" (i'd
>> guess to kill off
>> all the bacteria?) and then sold as sludge, which may not be
>> considered human
>> waste at that point.

>
> Just to be clear:
> Raw sewage is untreated human waste entering the waste treatment plant
> Sludge is the material left over after the treatment process
> Biosolids is what is left after further treating and processing sludge.
> Biosolids are what are used on agricultural fields in all 50 states. Sludge
> is not.
>


Ah, that answers a question I had about it. Thanks for clearing that up,
Dave.

Rob