Alan B. Rubin

Alan B. Rubin


 * "Alan B. Rubin, the Environmental Protection Agency's top scientist on sewage sludge until he retired last year [in 2005], vigorously defends spreading it on fields -- a practice that he said has proved safe over decades.


 * ""Without a doubt, this is the most evaluated material at the EPA," said Rubin, now a consultant for Responsible Biosolids Management, the Santa Barbara firm that operates Green Acres for Los Angeles.


 * "Advanced treatment eliminates many toxins, and traces of others remain locked in the topsoil, thanks to "the incredible binding capacity of biosolids," Rubin said."

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