[USCC] Franks Response to Edo

[The Rubins]

Frank:

I agree with your comments in response to Edo's diatribe.  Your key words are "dream up".  In my earlier contribution to this discussion, I stated that Edo did not offer one piece of data or measurement from actual composting operations or biosolids land application projects to support his assertions.  I submit that there are none.  It is good to see another member of the USCC List serve begin to question Edo's assertions.

Cheers

Alan


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Ed,

WOW!! Lots of things can happen.

Composters can only do the two things I mentioned before; 1) make sure 
the temperatures are high enough throughout the windrow to kill (reduce) 
the pathogens to acceptable risk levels and 2) provide such an active 
composting situation as to degrade the most organic contaminants 
possible.  The contaminants remaining needs  to be sort out and removed 
from the feedstock. Its that simple.

If this is not good enough (toxins remain) there needs to be another 
method of treatment for the feedstock to blame be it yard waste, manures 
or biosolids. But lets not attack biosolids because it is icky. All 
feedstock should be under the same umbrella. And lets not dream up 
problems! We have enough as it is.

Frank