Thursday, February 4, 2010 Thoughts: Why Haven't Fruit &
Vegetable Eaters Been Told About This Toxic Waste Overload?
Earth Dieter Kara Pennington found this article to share with
us... The U.S. government is encouraging farmers to spread a
chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to
loosen and fertilize soil. The material is produced by power
plant "scrubbers" that remove acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide
from plant emissions. The substance is a synthetic form of the
mineral gypsum, and it also contains mercury, arsenic, lead and
other heavy metals. The Environmental Protection Agency says
those toxic metals occur in only tiny amounts. But some
environmentalists say too little is known about how the material
affects crops, and ultimately human health. As you may know,
coal-fired plants produce about 50 percent of the power in the
US, and are a major source of environmental pollution. One of
its byproducts is FGD gypsum (flue gas desulfurization gypsum).
Not surprisingly, the standard solution