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May 2001 update - compiled by Helane Shields - prepared for WWW by ESRA at
www,sludgevictims.net
2002 Update
Davenport, -- Sewage backs up into homes -- victims suffer foul odor -- cancer clusters
Des Moines, -- Sludge Biosolids storage facility blamed for nearby residents' health problems--
stench, burning eyes, flies, nose bleeds, stomachaches
Des Moines, -- Residents of Chesterfield neighborhood suffer health problems -- headaches, burning
lungs and eyes, nausea respiratory problems from illegal sludge-storage facility build to close
to home.
Prole, -- Nora Thompson -- sludge victims suffer respiratory illness, sinus infections, eye infections,
asthma, cancer, thyroid tumor, growths
2002 --2005 Update
Des Moines, -- City and state seek sewage solution over illegal sludge-storage facility built to close
to 40 homes.
Des Moines, -- Company paid $251,000.00 to help families move from about 50 homes the city must buy
because of illegally constructed sludge-storage facility built to close to homes.