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Scientists using federal grants spread fertilizer made from human and industrial wastes on yards in poor, black neighborhoods to test whether it might protect children from lead poisoning in the soil. Families were assured the sludge was safe and were...
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For about 20 years, Dr. Michael Klag has used a fertilizer made from Milwaukee municipal sludge on azaleas and yew shrubs at his suburban Baltimore home. And Klag, dean...
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Baltimore environmental activist Glenn Ross, talks to the Associated Press, Monday, Aug. 20, 2007 in Baltimore, Md. Scientists using federal grants spread fertilizer made from human and industrial wastes on yards in poor, black neighborhoods in Baltimore...
