Flack Attack

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http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1995Q3/index.html

 

Flack Attack

 

 

by John C. Stauber and Sheldon Rampton

 

" There's no doubt that people have been harmed by sewage sludge, but I don't

know of any cases where it's been proved beyond a doubt, " says Stanford Tackett,

a chemist and lead expert.

 

Tackett's seemingly contradictory statement captures the scientific loophole

that PR practitioners use routinely to cover up health hazards. Scientific

" proof " is something achieved under laboratory conditions with strict control of

all variables. In the real world, those controlled laboratory conditions do not

exist.

 

As an example, Tackett cites a case in Oklahoma where a farmer fed hay grown on

sludge-fertilized land to his miniature horses. After nine horses died and 113

others developed liver problems, the farmer took his case to veterinarians at

the University of Oklahoma, who tested the hay and found high levels of heavy

metals from sludge. Heavy metals are known to cause problems similar to those

the horses had experienced. They fed the hay to a healthy horse, and it promptly

developed the same problems as the other horses.

 

" Even in that case, the sludge promoters were able to claim in court that

there's no scientific proof that sludge caused the deaths of the horses, "

Tackett said. " In a strict scientific sense, they're correct. "

 

In the real world, however, a rational person can reasonably conclude that

sludge was the most likely cause of death, and a reasonable person would want to

avoid eating food raised on sludge-fertilized land.

 

The PR campaign surrounding sludge is aimed at keeping people unaware that

sludge is being used as fertilizer so they cannot make informed decisions about

its risks. Milorganite fertilizer, for example, is sold in all 50 states in bags

describing it as a natural " organic fertilizer. " Small print at the bottom of

the bag states that it is " produced only by Milorganite Division--MMSD. " Outside

Milwaukee, very few people know that " MMSD " stands for " Milwaukee Metropolitan

Sewerage District, " and that they are spreading sewage sludge on their lawns and

gardens.

 

Here is the shocking, untold story of how, with the EPA's blessing, sewage

sludge is being foisted upon an unsuspecting public, making it difficult to

avoid its risks and dangers, and placing the burden of proof on sludge victims

rather than the toxic waste industry.

 

 

 

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