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Originally Posted by Indydealmaker
Exactly what would you google?
There is zero untreated sewage used for irrigation. The irrigation water is recycled storm water which is collected in the ponds. The amount of H2S in the water is extremely low. The human nose can detect H2S in quantities far less than toxic levels.
Your dog is far more at risk from severe burns on its feet from walking on hot pavement than from the residue of irrigation waters in The Villages. Special attention should be paid to lawns that have been freshly sprayed with fertilizer and pesticides, but most reputable lawncare companies put a sign in the yard informing all of the recent application.
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For starters I googled "dried sludge" then "dried sludge health risk".
I'm not overly concerned about the smell of hydrogen sulfide, I am concerned that the drying process doesn't always kill staph and strep. I'm also concerned that it can contain heavy metals.
If the irrigation water is recycled storm water from the "ponds", would it not contain bacteria from the initial application of this "fertilizer"? I guess we can also add all the runoff from what the lawncare people put down.
I'm not so sure that your statement that no untreated sewage is used for irrigation is true, I have heard different answers on that one.
My dogs are not walking on the hot pavement. I just don't run my sprinkler in the back. (I'm sure a lot of the pee/poop debaters on here are happy to hear this-LOL)
Apparently I'm the only person concerned about this, I guess it's another one of those cultural things.
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