Do odors from biosolids [i.e. BS] impact human health and well-being and property values?
3. Do biosolids [i.e. BS]-associated contaminants accumulate in food (plant crops and livestock), and can they affect water quality? 4. What are the effects of an accumulation of biosolids [i.e. BS]-associated contaminants in wildlife? I refer to these as “statutory questions” even though a resolution is not, technically, a statute. (Count them, there are 4. The Report answers 5.) “Convene” is a pretty loose word, but HJR 694 provided some guidance on who should be included. In the end, the panel was chosen by people and methods that remain obscure. I dont know the precise breakdown of pro vs. anti-sludge participants on the panel, but I do recognize individuals on the panel who are clearly pro-sludge and associated with Synagro and various pro-BS organizations. Chief among these is the Sheik of Sludge, Alan Rubin. Rubin was nominated to the panel by Va. Delegate Chuck Caputo, to whom Rubin had donated thousands of dollars according to VAPA.org. It would be a pretty fair guess that tha
