* Sludge Tested as Lead Poisoning Fix in Poor Black Neighborhoods *
Lawmakers and the NAACP are calling for an investigation into reports that
federally funded scientific experiments in 2000 spread sewage sludge on
yards in poor black neighborhoods to test if it could fight lead poisoning
in children. The Associated Press reported Sunday that researchers spread a
mix of human and industrial wastes from sewage treatment plants on the lawns
of nine low-income families in Baltimore and a vacant lot next to an
elementary school in East St. Louis, Illinois. We speak with John Heilprin,
the AP reporter who broke the story.
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