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S10 E13: When Fertilizer Turns Toxic with Julie Lay

Old Fashioned On Purpose

English - October 17, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
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Today I'm uncovering the toxic story behind what folks want us to think is a harmless fertilizer.

I'm talking with Julie Lay. Julie has a BS in Animal Science from Auburn University and until 2020 spent her entire career working in the food safety industry, which you could argue she’s still doing, but in a very different way, today.

The documentary featuring Julie:  https://www.southernexposurefilms.org/films/soiled

More about Maine's biosludge ban: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/12/maine-bans-sewage-sludge-fertilizer-farms-pfas-poisoning

One article Julie mentioned: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/livestock/article/2022/05/06/michigan-farm-cautionary-tale-pfas

And more resources:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/423086495858166/

https://www.sierraclub.org/sludge-garden-toxic-pfas-home-fertilizers-made-sewage-sludge

https://usludgefree.org/about

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