Thursday, April 27, 2006

Selected News Feeds - Sludge Recycling Sends Antiseptic Soap Ingredient To Agriculture

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health measured levels of an antibacterial hand soap ingredient, triclocarban, as it passed through a wastewater treatment facility. They determined that approximately 75 percent of the ingredient washed down the drain by consumers persists during wastewater treatment and accumulates in municipal sludge, which later is used as fertilizer for crops.

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