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http://www.newsreview.com/issues/chico/2002-05-02/cover.asp Fields of poison Patty Martin uncovered a horrible truth about fertilizer in her hometown of Quincy, Wash. Her discovery raises the question: What are Californians spreading on their crops, lawns and gardens? By Tom Gascoyne excerpt When Martin and the farmers first uncovered the practice--the selling of industrial waste as fertilizer rather than paying to ship it and bury it in hazardous-waste dumps--it was illegal. Since no one monitored the ingredients in fertilizer, however, industries involved in chrome plating, iron smelting, mining, steel works, electronic components, petroleum refining and even coal-fired power plants were attracted by the lure of improving the bottom line and opted for the cheaper manner of disposal. As long as the hazardous waste included one of the three macronutrients used by plants, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, or any of 13 micronutrients, including zinc, copper and iron, the waste qualified as fertilizer, no matter what other chemicals were in the mix. According to Fateful Harvest, the practice was begun as early as 1954 by a man named Dick Camp Sr., who ran a galvanizing shop in Tacoma. The process produced a byproduct containing zinc that had no practical purpose for Camp. He stored the stuff in barrels behind his shop. But the day he learned that zinc sulfate was used as fertilizer for apple trees, a light bulb went on above his head, and a new industry was born. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
