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Independent testing commissioned by the Food Rights Network [9] found toxic contaminants [10] in San Francisco's sewage sludge "compost." In the sludge product given away free to gardeners from 2007 to March 4, 2010, are contaminants with endocrine-disruptive properties including PBDE [11] flame retardants, nonylphenol [12] detergent breakdown products, and the antibacterial agent triclosan [13]. The independent tests were conducted for the Food Rights Network by Dr. Robert C. Hale [14] of the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences.
Watch a CBS 5 KPIX August 10, 2010 report [15] providing a startling story of how San Francisco is violating its own precautionary principle [16] law by dumping toxic sludge on city gardens.
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[1] http://dev.prwatch.org/users/4/john-stauber
[2] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/health/food-safety
[3] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/activism
[4] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/environment/sludge
[5] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/environment
[6] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/health
[7] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/science
[8] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdev.prwatch.org%2Fnews%2F2010%2F08%2F9378%2Fsan-franciscos-free-organic-biosolids-compost-toxic-sludge-and-not-good-you&linkname=San%20Francisco%27s%20Free%20%22Organic%20Biosolids%20Compost%22%20is%20Toxic%20Sludge%2C%20and%20Not%20Good%20For%20You%21
[9] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Food_Rights_Network
[10] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Food_Rights_Network_Finds_Contaminants_in_%22Organic_Biosolids_Compost%22
[11] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/PBDE
[12] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/nonylphenols
[13] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/triclosan
[14] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Robert_C._Hale
[15] http://cbs5.com/health/compost.sewage.sludge.2.1853531.html
[16] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/precautionary_principle