OCEANGRO
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{{#badges: ToxicSludge}}OCEANGRO is an Ocean County, NJ product sold as fertilizer but made from sewage sludge.[1] Hundreds of communities across the U.S. sell toxic sludge products that are typically renamed biosolids and sold or given away as "fertilizer" or "compost" (and often even labeled or marketed as "natural" or "organic"). OCEANGRO is sold in 50 lb bags or in bulk for golf courses and athletic fields.[2] Marketers of OCEANGRO claim it is "organic fertilizer" and also advertise its smell as a potential advantage, as some people say the odor keeps deer away.[3] OCEANGRO is sold the public at a number of garden and nursery stores in New Jersey.[4]
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- Biosolids
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- Water Environment Federation
- You say biosolids, I say sewage sludge
References
- ↑ Branded products containing sewage sludge, SludgeNews Website accessed June 3, 2010.
- ↑ OCEANGRO Organic Fertilizer, Accessed November 13, 2010.
- ↑ FAQ, Accessed November 13, 2010.
- ↑ Where to Buy, Accessed November 13, 2010.
External resources
- Marie Kulick, Smart Guide on Sludge Use and Food Production, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2008.
- Targeted National Sewage Sludge Survey: EPA-822-R-08-016 and EPA-822-R-08-018, EPA, January 2009.
- Environmental Working Group, Dumping Sewage Sludge On Organic Farms? Why USDA Should Just Say No, April, 1998.
- Environmental Working Group, Routes of Exposure sewage sludge: EWG Research on Chemicals in sewage sludge, April 30, 1998.
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