R.

Desa; M.D.

Practice

of

Pediatrics

Victory

Professional

Building

2031

East Grand

Lindenhurst,

Illinois 60046

708/356-5575

Dorothy Gunn,Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James

R. Thompson Center

100 W.

Randolph,Suite

11—500

JUN131997

STATE OFILUNOIS

POLL

UTION

CONTROL BOARD

The Clerk Of The Illinos Pollution Control Board:

Attached

is

the full copy of proposal R97—29 which was accidently omitted

from June 9,1997 filing with proof of service.

All the attached copies of full proposal have been sent

to

the listed

parties onthe proof of service document.

I apologize

for the confusion.

Please accept these attached copies

of full proposal with June

9,

1997 filing.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

2

Renuka

N.

Desai, M.D.

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FROM

CITY

OF LPKE FOREST

TO

912177650253

P.02

110 East

Laurel

•

Lake Forest. IllInois 60045

(7081

234-2600

April8,

1996

Mr.

Mike 1v~oomey

Acting SectIonChief of Toxicology

Illinois

Deplirtment of Public Health

-

525

West Je~fferson

Springfield,1IL 62761

Dear

Mr. M~omey:

It is ~nyunderstanding that copies

ofthe

Environmental

Characterizatibn

Bio-

Aerosol Err4ssioris

report has

beenrequested by residents ofour

community.

~Copiesof

the report should be sent to The City of

Lake

Forest only for committee revie*r and

approval.

B~esidcnts

have been

informed

that

reports will be available

to theth at the

Monday, A~ril

15

meeting.

Sinc~

you were employed by The City ofLake Forest

and

since your report

has

not even been submitted to

the

City Council, you have no legal

right

to

releasç

the report

prior to acceptance by the City.

The Cityof

Lake

Forest will

ursue legal action

to’insure:

that the proper protocol is

maintaine

The City of Lake

~orest

Torn Naatz

Director ofPublic; Works

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STATE OF

ILLINOIS

)

COUNTY OF LAKE

)

)

PROOF OF SERVICE

I,

the undersigned, on oath state that

I have served the attached proposal

in the matter

of Amendments to Location Standards for Landscape Waste

Compost

Facilities,

35

III. Adm. Code

830.203 (c),

upon the

person to whom it

is directed,

by placing a

copy

in

an envelope addressed

to:

Judith S.

Dyer, Assistant Counsel

Lisa

E.

Moreno,

Assistant Counsel

IEPA,

Division of Legal

Counsel

2200 Churchill

Road

P.O.

Box

19276

Springfield,

III.

62794-9276

Philip A.

Montalvo

Chief

Legal Counsel

Illinois Department of Natural

Resources

524 S. Second

Street

Springfield,

II.

62701-1787

and mailing

it from

Lake

Forest,

Illinois

on

first class postage affixed.

Matthew

Dunn,

chief

Office of Attorney General

Environmental

Bureau

100 W.

Randolph Street

11th Floor

Chicago,

II.

60601

SUBSCRIBED

AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME

this

_____

day of

____________

I

OFf~1QAL

SEAL

MARyM WIEC0LD

INYrARY PUBUC STATE

OF

ILLINOiS

L~~Y

COMMrssro~

EXP. SEPT

4,1996

with

‘9

Public

Seal

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R.

Desaz~,M.D.

RECEIVED

Practice

of Pediatrics

CLERK’S OFFICE

Victory Professional

Building

2031

East

Grand

Lindenhurst,

Illinois

60046

JUN

1 ~ 1997

708/356-5575

STATE Of

ILLINOIS

ay

,

POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDS

Dorothy

Gunn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution

Control

Board

James

A.

Thompson Center

100

W.

Randolph, Suite 11-500

Chicago,

II.

60601

To

the

Clerk

of the Illinois Pollution Control Board:

Pursuant to the 35

IllinoIs

Administrative Code,

Section 102.120

and

102.121(a),

I am submitting

a

proposal

to

amend

the

Location Standardsfor

Landscape

Waste Compost Facilities

(Section

830.203

(C),

as follows:

The

composting area of the facility must be LOCATED SO AS TO

MINIMIZE INCOMPATIBILITY

WITH

ThE CHARACTER OF ThE

SURROUNDING AREA INCLUDING AT LEAST A 200 FOOT SETBACK

FROM ANY RESiDENCE, AND IN

THE

CASE OF A FACILITY THAT IS

DEVELOPED OR ThE PERMITTED COMPOSTING AREA OF WHICH IS

EXPANDED AFTER NOVEMBER 17,

1991.

ThE COMPOSTING AREA.

shall be LOCATED AT

LEAST

1/8 MILE FROM THE

NEAREST

RES1DENCE(OTHER THAN A RESIDENCE LOCATED ON THE SAME

PROPERTY AS

THE

FACILITY, AND

A

MINIMUM

OF

1/2

MILE

FROM

THE

PROPERTY

LINE

OF

A

HOSPITAL.

SCHOOL.

AN

ATHLETIC

FIELD

AND

A

PUBLIC

PARK.

EXISTING

COMPOSTING

OPERATIONS

THAT

ARE

LOCATED

WITHIN

1/2

MILE

OF

THE

ABOVE-MENTIONED

FACILITIES

SHALL

BE

RELOCATED

TO

MORE. THAN

1/2

MILE

WITHIN

SIX

MONTHS

OF

THE

EFFECTIVE

DATE

OF

THIS

REGULATION.

We have

attached

the

original letter requesting

the Illinois Pollution

Control

Board

to review this

matter.

The

letter

includes reasons for amending the current regulation. Additionally, Section

811.302 Facility Location (d), which is

listed

under SUBPART C: PUTRESCIBLE AND CHEMICAL

WASTE LANDFILLS applies to

new non

hazardous

solid waste

landfills

and

already

Includes

a

hospital

and

school

In

the

regulation. It states that

...an occupied dwelling, school or

hospital that was occupied on the date when the operator first applied

for

a permit

to develop the

unitor the facility containing the unit,

unless

the owner of such dwelling, school or hospital

provides permission to the operator in writing, for a closer distance.”

If you

need

additional materials, please call

Dr. Desai at 847-615-1775

(H) or

847-356-5575

(W),or

call Susan Garrett at

847-295-4001.

Your consideration of this matter is appreciated by our

community.

Sincer~Iy,

R~uka

Desal,

M.D.

and

Susan Garrett

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Desai, M.D.

Practice

of

Pediatrics

Victory Professional

Building

2031

East

Grand

Lindenhurst,

Illinois 60046

708/356-5575

April

15,

1997

Members

Illinois Pollution

Control

Board

600

South

Second

Street

Suite 402

Springfield,

II.

62704

Respected

Members:

I urgently request your

assistance in an escalating

situation

which

I consider unfair, unhealthy and

unethical.

Awareness of this problem by your board members is

essentialso

that further damage

can be

prevented.

I would like to bring to your attention a regulation regarding siting

of a composting facility,

requiring a660

feet

distance from nearby residences.

This

£egcjjation

doesitot mention

schools

or athletic fields.

IJ~elIevethis must have be

npyer~ojç~As

yOu know,

children

spend

7-8

hours a day in

school,

hours

on athletic fields after school and on

weekends.

All of this

exposure to children takes place whenthis compost facility is in full operation, putting children

atnsk.

Until we

understand

this complex health issue with more scientific study, and until

we

have

state-

of-the-art technology to operate this type of open air facility, it would be appropriate to keep

commercial composting facilities away

from children.

Bad odor produced

by this type of

open

air

operation

causes headaches, nausea and stomach aches.

That In

itself

is a threat to the health

and welfare of children. Onlytwo studies

have

beendone, both of which were inconclusive.

One

study recommended protective clothing and masks for the compost two workers.

What

about

our

children who

play

in the fields that abut thecompost operation?

What would you recommend for

their protection?

Because

of

the

great

amount

of

bacterIa

and

fungi

emanating

from

these

commercial

composting

operations,

and

because

of

the

proximity

to

children

on

a

regular

basis,

every

effort

should

be

made

to

revise

the

regulation

with

the

children

In

mind.

I am

riot

asking you to

ban this

type

of

facility, but

instead, requesting

you to consider

including

schools

and

athletic fields in the

regulation and increase

the distance of

any composting

operation, especially when there

are

nearby schools

and fields,

to 1000 feet.

Until we

have the

guarantee

of the safety of the children, we

cannot allow these

facilities

to be located

so close to

schools

and

their accompanying

playing fields.

Currently

In

Lake

Forest we have a situationwhere 75

of the

school

athletic field is attached to

this composting operation,

and the school house is within 1000feet. The

way

the

regulation

is

written,

the welfare of the school children is ignored.

We all know that asthma incidents are increasing

all over the country.

in fact, we have two children

who will be attending this school next fail with cancer

and many more with asthma and allergies.

You must understand the importance of adding schools and athletic fields to the regulation,

and

ensuring

a distance of a minimum of

1000 feet for schools and their adjoining

fields.

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Desai, M.D.

Practice

of

Pediatrics

Victory

Professional

Building

2031

East

Grand

Lindenhurst,

Illinois 60046

708/356-5575

if this compost operation

was

as

close

to a

residence

as

it is to this school, the facility would never

be allowed to operate. Why

should

we

have a double

standard, especially

when

thosewho

should be protected the most

-

the children

-

are

currently being ignored?

It is difficult to avoid the influence

of

politics, butwithout

our

integrity what are

we?

If we do riot

protectour children,

who will?

If this regulation has beenoverlooked, please consider making the

necessary changes.

Please

consider

this change in

four

to six

weeks

before

this

facility

is

granted

a new

permIt.

I have

attached

a copy of a

petition

signed by 250

parents.

WithOUt

any

irouble,

additional

signatures can be

obtained.

Thank you foryour interest in this

very Important matter.

Slncer

ly,

Renuka N. Desa,

M.D.

cc:

HonorableJames

Edgar, Governor

State Senator Terry

Unk

State

Representative

CorInne Wood

Claire

A. Manning,

Chairman

Ronald Remal, Member

G.Tanner

Girard,

Member

Kathleen

M.

Hennessey,

Member

Marlll McFawn,

Member

Theodore

Meyer,

Member

Joseph Vi, Member

Mr.

Cross

Mr. Rao

Joyce Munle (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency)

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Editor:

Kyle Leonard

A health

issue

north

of Route 60

and

west

S

ince last summer,

residents

ofWaukegan

Road have

Residents

been complaining about the

have been

city’s composting area operated by

the

Lake

Bluff firm

DX

Recycling.

urging

the

At first complaints centered around

odor

problems but as

residents

city for

studied composting,

they had

serious questions related

to

over seven

potential health

problems

associated with

compost sites.

months

to

Residents

have

been urging the

work with

city

for over seven months to

work

C

with

them to

find a solution.

them

to

Monday

the council

put

a halt to

accepting any

more yard

waste

at

find a

the

site until further notice. In

addition, Mayor Butler

appointed a

in

solution.

committee to

study

the

issue.

ap~

The city needs to support

the

Pre

committee, urge

the Lake County

Ev:

Health

Department to study

the

Cit

Lake Forest

site

and find

possible

alternatives to the Route

60

Wa

location.

We

the

City

Manager

Bob Kiely has

Cot

criticized attempts

to label the site

rea-

a

health hazard.

He

says

there is

no

evidence

to

show that

this is

sup

anything

more than an

odor

a

ft

~

problem.

He

pointes out

the

city

sen

saves a

considerable amount

of

I

money by

being

home to

the

th3~

facility.

Kiely’s primary

concern

ZOfl

should be the health

of city

resi

residents.

Extensive

research

shows

substances formed during the

composting

of vegetation can

be a

‘3

serious health hazard to

asthma

sufferers and

those with

immune

system deficiencies. In addition,

the location of the

site, directly

behind Lake

Forest

Intermediate

School

and

the

adjoining

athletic

p

fields may put a largenumber of

the city’s youths at risk.

Kiely has

stressed that a

s

comprehensive study ofthe site is

needed. He is

right. It

was

needed

h

last summerwhen the first

fc

complaints were filed.

p

Should

the

study show evi. n a

C.

hint of a health

hazard the site

ti

should be closed

regardless

of the

financial

considerations.

Other

alternatives should be

studied

and

discussed

in a timely manner.

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M.D.,

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(217)

383-3022

(227) 383-3121-fax

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Mnfln~,

Illinois

61265-4856

(309)7974437

(309)

797-3140-fax

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i120 N.

Uncol,~

Avenue

2ncago, illinois 60659-2314

312)

478-9400

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708) 677-2533~

312) 478-8878-fax

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FAAP

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Suent,

N232

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ILLINOIS CHAFFER

AMERICAN

ACADEMY

OF

PEDIATRICS

April

19.

1995

Renuka Desai.

M.D.

Chairman.

Department of

Pediatrics

Victory

Hospital

60

Rue

Fort

Lake

Forest.

IL

60045

q

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—

Dr.

Desai:

The

Executive

Comnittee

of

the

Illinois

Chapter of

the

American

Academy

of

Pediatrics

has

reviewed

your

materials

regarding

the

adverse

medical

Impact

experienced

by

some

Individuals

in

proximity

to

composting

facilities.

It

is

importarrt

that

such

problems

be

explored

and

that

information

be

disseminated.

In

recognizing this

information,

the

Chapter

supports the

following

position:

“We

are

aware

that

the

associ

ati

on

of

certain

medical

problems In children

with

close

exposure

to

a

composting

facility

is

currently

under

study.

Until

such

time

as

the

safety of such

exposure

is

confirmed,

the

Illinois

Chapter

of

the

American

Academy

of

Pediatrics

recon~nends

that

compostln

facilities

be

located

a

safe

distance

from

schoo

facilities.”

We

appreciate

your

efforts

in

this

area

and

wish

to

remain

informed

concerning

your

further

work

and

exploration

of

alternative solutions for

this

problem.

Sincerely yours.

Terry F

President

Hatch,

M.

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FAAP

Twenty North Michigan Avenue

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Suite

7CC

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Chicago,

Illinois 60602

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312/263.7150

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Arnerican

i-’ediatrics

April

19,

1995

Dear

Dr.

Desal,

Committee

of

the

Section

on

Allergy

and

Immunology

After

reviewing

the

materialyou

provided us and severalpublished studies

related to mold spores

emanating from large composting

facilities, we would like

to

strongly

endorse

your

efforts

to

remove

the

composting

unit

from

close

proximity

to

your

neighborhood

and

schools.

We

concur

with

the

recommendations

previously stated

by

Drs.

Jordon Fmk and Ray

Slavin,

who

have

studied

this

problem

extensively;

ie.

that

composting

units

should

be a

minimum

of

2

miles

from

high

population~~lrafi~me~i

~

in

children

with

allergic

disease, asthma,

and other

chronic pulmonary disorders.

In

addition,

irritant

gases

and

odors

from

compost

piles

may

worsen

underlying

hyperreactive airways in

patients with asthma.

Irritants by

themselves

can aggravate

airway hyperreactivity.

Dr. O’Byrne

from Canada

has published

numerous papers on

airway hyperreactivity

and irritants.

The

Executive

Committee of the Section of Allergy

and

Immunology of

the

American

Academy

of

Pediatrics

applauds

your

efforts

and

support

the

recommendation of a minimum two

mile radius free of

composting facilities

for

hospitals,

schools

and

daycare

centers.

Please let me know if there is

anything

else we can

do to

support

your

efforts.

Sincerely,

Hug

A.

Sampson, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics

Chairman,

Section

on

Allergy &

Immunology

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cc:

Nicole Blankénship

Renuka Desai,

M.D.

Victory

Professional

Building

2031

East

Grand

Lindenhurst, IL

60046

141

Northwest Point

Blvd

P0 Box 927

Elk

Grove

Village.

IL 30009-0927

Phsne 708/228-5005

Fax

708/228-5097

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Victory

?mt~siona1

Building

2031

EastOrand

Undenhurat, ~

30046

Dear

Dr. Deed,

lam

writing to you In my capacity as the

chairman

of

the

Sub-committee

on Compost

Facilities

ofthe

Environmental

and Occupational Disease Section

ofthe American Academy ofAllergy,

Asthma &

Inmamology. My~comments

represent

my

awn opinion. since

the uubcormthtee hasjust statted its work. We

Intend

to

issue

a

foimal

position

on this issue

in

the fimire.

A~

you knowthere

is

relevant icientific evidence

concerning the

health risks

ofcomnposticg facilities

placed

in

residential and recreational areas

Two well documented ease reports1

~

demonstrate

this risk. The

second cue report concerns

* young

asthmatic

man who

developed bronchopuitnonity aspergillosls,

a

serious complication

of

his exposure to aspergillus

~jn~

gcneratsd by the

municipal

compost facility

250

feetfromhiahome.

Yardwaste

compoating

clcariy generates increased

levelsof potential allergenic and

pathogenic

fungi,

especially Aspergillus fiiniigitus, a themmophillic flmgi which survives avers

wide

temp&sture

range~

Several compost induatty su~dca

demonstrate measurement

ofhigh

levels

of

Aspergilius in

Compost

fIcihd&. More

importintly.

&

recent study in

Ialip.

New York In

1992k

demonstrated thit

down

wind

levels

of

Aspergiulus in a

residential

neighborhood

(where the

closest

homes

were

915

feet

from the

facility)

w~,

four

times higher

than those in a

reference

nCiBhbOthOOd

morethan

five

miles from

the site.

Aspergillus counts

avereged

200.300/

m~

when

the residential neighborhood

was

downwind,

compared

to

50

spom/m~in

the

control

neighborhood.

Recently

I

personally participated in

abriefsampling

study

involving

*

yard

compost

facility

in

Scarsdale New York.

We

found counts

of671

and

1045

on a

residential

property200

yards from

the

facility. Sixruiltaneous

control counts at a

location

ten miles

away

were 373 and

‘W

Vincken,

P

Reels,

lyperacmitviry

pneumortitis

due to

Aspergillus fuxnigsxus

in

compost

Thor~

39:74-

7S, 1954.

2M

ICramer et al. Allergic

Bronchopulniaiy

Aspergillosis

from a Contaminated Dump

Site

Am

Rev

Retpir

Dix

140:1086-1088,

1989.

3P

D

Mimer

er al,

Bioaerosols

associsted

with ccmo~sting

facilities

Campost

Science and UrilIrailon

2:4-

55.

1994.

Department

o(Health,

State of

New

York

A Prc~pec:h’e

Siua~y

ofHealth Symptoms and 3lcaeraxol

Lewis

Near e

Yard

Waste

CompostingFrxilitj

March,

1994.

---

Jay A.

Freed, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Marvin A

Lieber,

M.D.,

F.A.A.P.

Arnold W. Schexz, M.D., FAA.P.

Mitchell

Kleinberg,

M.D. F.A.A.P.

Michael P. Nussbaum, M.D.,

F.A.A.P.

Robert Festa, M.D. F.A.A.P.

Debra

Fisher, R.P.A.C.

PRACTICE

LIMITED

TO

PEDIATRICS

& ADOLESCEWT MEDICINE

270

Union

Avenue

118 N. Country Road

911

Mont.auk Highway

Holbrook,

New

York 11741

Port

Jefferson,

New York

11777

Shirley, New York

11967

(516) 588-4442

(516)

331.62)0

(516)

281-2525

January

24,1995

Dr.

Desai

60

Rue

Foret

Lake

Forest,

illinois

60045

Dear

Dr.

Desai;

In

March

1994 a study was

done

by the

State of

New

York,

Department of

Health,

to

determine the

affect

of a

local

Cornposling

Facility

on

the

surrounding

neighborhood.

It

was

their condusion that

Exposi.re

to A.

fumigatus spores can

cause allergy

and

asthma

symptoms

in

susceptible

rnclividuals as well

as

more

serious

and

life

tfreatening

diseases

among individuals

whose

immune systems

are

suppessed(immuno-compromised).

The

study further conduded,

TMComposting

facilities

should

not

be

cited

close

to

hospitals

or

other health

care

facilities

where

extreme

precautions

are

being taken

to

prevent

infection

of

severely immuno-

compromised

patientsTM.

Unfortunately,

hospitals

are

not

alone

having

severely imuno-comprornised

patients.

Some

of these

patients

reside

in

local

nur~ng

homes,

or

are being cared

for

at

home.

Therefore

it would

seem that

these

Composting

Facilities

present a risk in

any

residential

area.

Logically it would

make

sense to remove these

facilities

from

residential

areas

and

to

move

them

far

enough

away

to insure tb~Uheydo.noLpresent—

any

risk to residential

neighborhoods.

Respectfully

yours;

Marvin

Lieber,

M.D.F.A.A.P.

---

-.

La

ILLINOIS STATE

MEDICAL

SOCIETY

(A-95)

Introduced by:

Luben

Atzeff.

M.D.,

Clair

Callan.

M.D..

Gerald

Franlc

M.D..

George

Goldstein.

M.D..

Mark

Hill.

M.D..

Jim

McClure, M.D.. James Milam,

M.D.,

James

llonahan.

Mi)..

Thomas

Porter. M.D.. for the Lake County Medical Society

Subject:

Municipal and Commercial Composting Facilities

Referred

to:

1

Whereas. The use of compost facilities has increased due to recent legislation

2

banning yard waste

from

landfills and requiring counties to develop solid waste~

3

reduction plans;

and

5

Whereas. Compost

facilities are a fertile source for the growth of pathogenic

6

fungi,

especially

aspergillus:

and

7

8

Whereas,

There

Is

ample

evidence that

pulmonary disease

duo

to

aspergillus

can

9

result

from

exposure

to

the

organism

emanating

from

compost

facilities;

and

11

Whereas.

A study

by the

State of

New

York,

Department

of Health.

to

determine the

12

affect

of

a

local

composting facility

on the

surrounding

neighborhood

concluded

13

that.

TMExposure

to A.

fumigatus

spores

can

cause

allergy

and

asthma

symptoms

in

14

susceptible

individuals

as

well

as

more

serious

and

life

threatening

diseases

15

among

individuals

whose

immune

systems

are

suppressed(iimiuno

rnmprnmiced):

and

17

Whereas.

There

is

a

significant

risk of

producing

disease

in

previously

healthy

18

individuals living or working near open air composting activiLy: and

19

20

Whereas, Pcople all over the country who are living nearby compost sites have

experienced

similar

symptoms,

such

as.

recurrent sinus problems.

increased

22

incidence of asthma. skin

and

eye irritations,

headaches,

diz7inc’ss.

pneumonia.

23

extreme

fatigue.

and nose bleeds; and

24

25

Whereas,

Many

compost

facilities

are

located within

a

close

proximity

of public

26

schools

arid

residential areas; therefore. be it

27

28

Resolved.

That

the

Illinois

state

Medical

Society

encourage

lciglslal:lon

29

prohibiting

municipal

or

commercial

compost

facilities

within

a

two mile

radius

30

of

any

school

or

residential

area:

and

be it

further

31

32

Resolved. That the Illinois State Medical Society Introduce similar resolution

33

to

the

American

Medical

Association

(AMA) House of Delegates.

34

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~4412~4~5

JAMES

POLLOWITZ

MD

property 200 yardsfrom the facility. Simultaneous

control counts at a

location

ten miles away were

373

and

339

spor&m~~

Informal surveys

of

health

problems especially respiratory conditions such

as asthma,

pneumonia,

and

upper airway condhions appear

to

be much higher than expected

in residential areas

adjacent

to these facilities.

As you know, there are

presently

over 3,000 yard waste facilitiei In the United States. Given

present

governmental mandates this rnirnber

will

increase significantly

over the next decade. Given the very real

healthconcerns concerning

this

is~me~

ii

is

imperative that

physicians urge caution

on the placement ofthese

facilities.

Since pitierds

at risk

(or

disseminated Aspergillus infection are immunosuppreseed, these ficilitics

should not be placed nearhospitals or

mirsing homes.

Allergic individuals comptise 20.25

ofthe U.

S.

Popu1stion~

they are at greater risk forfizngzl related diseases especiallythose

patients

who have bronchial

uthma.

orthis

reason I strongly

support your proposal to lImit yardcomp~fadlity

placement

to areas

at

leasttwo

(2)

miles from residences, schools,

medical facilities, and r~eaeadonal

areas.

~

.....

Poltowitz, M. D.

th-comrnirzncon compost ~itcs

Environmental and

Occupational

Allergy Section

American

Academy ofAllergy, Asthma & Irrununology

.‘i

Fiorella, 3 Poilowitz

Unpublished

data,

Mold sampling in

Scarsdale

and Bedford,

N. V.

Nov.

14-iS,

1994.

2

---

MEDICAL

Coi

~LEGE

OF

WISCONSIN

Jordan

l~.1.

Fink.

M.D.

Asthma & Allergy Center

Pvotssaor

of

M.dictn

Allergy-immunology Ctvis,on

Chiaf. N3.rgy-fmmuflOtOQy Olvilon

Dspwtman~

c4 M.~s

-~

p.óarn~

Kevin

.L Kelly M.D.

A~ocfa

Pro~iia0r

of

Ps~aU’l~

and

Midtcins

0hi.I.Pa~icAUs’~y

Robert H. F1s11e6 M.D~

fa~a~m

PM~sor

of Msdcln.

January

31,

1995

N.

Desai,

M.D.

2031

East

Grand

Lidenhurst,

IL 60046

Dear

Dr.

Desai:

As

you

are

aware,

in

October

1989

I

participated

in

a

publication

in

the

American

Review

of

Respiratory

Diseases

reporting

a

case

of

aspergillosis

attributed

to

a

nearby

municipal

leaf

compost

site.

We

suggested

at

that

time,

based

on

the

microbiologic

data

in

that

case,

that

“consideration

should

be

iven

to

locating

• compost

sit

o—m-i.-les---from-residential_a~~

•

potential microbial

contamination

of

the

Sincerely,

Jordan

N.

Fink, M.D.

Professor

of

Medicine

chief,

Allergy/Immunology

Medical College of Wisconsin

9000

West

W;sconsin

Avenue

P.O.

Box

1997

Milwaukee. WiSconsin

53201

(414)

266-6840

FAX

(414)

266-6849

---

•

~!~I

SAINT LOUIS UNiVERSiTY

J

HEALTH

SCIENCES CENTER

SCHOOL

OF MEDICINE

1402

S.

Grand

Blvd.,

R209

St.

Louis,

MO

63104-1028

314/577-8.456

FAX

3141577-8459

February 7,

1995

•

Department

of

Internal

Medicine

Division of

Allergy

and

Immunology

•

Raymond

G.

Slaviri, M.D..

Director

Michael

A.

Sorts. M.D.

R. N.

Death,

M.D.

Mark S.

Dykewicz. M.D.

~man,

tment

of

Pedintrics

•

A~4~:~:~:

Victory Professional Brrilding

2031 East Grand

Lindenhurst, IL 60046

Dear

Dr. Desai

I received

your note

regarding

the placement of

compost facilities in

the community.

I have

done research in

the past showing that

compost

piles are very rich

sources of aspergillus

and

other molds.

There are good

studies indicating that asperg.illus

spores in

particular that

may

be

a

cause

of

human disease, may travel fairly

long distances. I~stl~refor&a4~çI

that compost

facilities

not

be placed within a two mile

radii’s

ofschools,

hospitals, nursing homes,

etc.

Sincerely yours,

Raymond G. Slavin,

M.D.

Professor

ofInter±ial

Medicine

Director, Division

of Allergy &

Immunology

RGSImae

---

American Medical Association

Physicians

dedicated

to the health ofAmerica

~obert

E.

McAfee,

MD

515 North State Street

312

464-4466

President

Chicago.

Illinois

60610

312

464-5543

Fax

February

16,

1995

Renuka

N.

Desai,

M.D.

Victory

Professional

Building

2033.

East

Grand

Lindenhurst,

Illinois

60046

Dear

Dr. Desai,

Thank

you for the informational materials that describe

potential adverse health effects of composting.

I understand

that you have already contacted James M. Lyznicki,

M.

S.

M.P.H.

of the Department of Preventive Medicine

and

Environmental

Health

to

discuss this issue.

Please continue

to direct your correspondence to Mr. Lyznicki, who

can

be

contacted at 312-464-4520.

The

American

Medical Association

•

appreciates your~continued

concern

and

persistence with this -issue

and

~pports

your

efforts to educate health professionals

and

government

offici~is

Sincerely yours,

ci’~~’

~

~

Robert

E.

McAfee,

M.D.

---

itrnerican

Academy of

Pediatrics

41

Northwest

Point

Blvd

‘0

Box

927

Elk Grove

Village,

IL. 50008-0927

‘hone

708/228-5005

~ax7081228-5097

eply

To:

4orge D.

Comerci,

MD

121

E

Tenqu. VerdeRoad

ult

105-321

ucson, AZ 85749-8819

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ix

602(749-8742

~&dent

eorgeD.Comerci.MD

I

~s

President

aurlce

E.

Keenan,

MD

1st PresIdent

A.

Lowe.

MD

cscutlve Director

ie

M.

Sanders, Jr,

MD

~erd

of

Directors

IbertLFuld,

MD

*ne,

New

Hampshire

~4S

Z. Cooper,

MD

w York, New York

isan Arorison.

MD

irberth, Pennsylvania

seph R. Zanga.

MD

~hmond.

Virginia

beit 5. Hannemann,

MD

fayette, Indiana

omas

F. Tonniges, MD

Lstlngs. Nebraska

rden Johnston.

MD

mingflarn,

Alabama

nald

E.

Cock.

MD

eeley, Colorado

onard

A. Kutnik,

MD

n Diego. California

February

6.

1995

Renuka Desai,

MD,

FAA?

60

Rue

Lake Forest, IL

Dear Dr.

Desai:

It

was

good to talk

with

you

today

regarding your

concerns

about

the

increasing

implementation

of

composting

facilities

in

communities

close

to

where

children

live,

plays

and

go

to

school.

I

share

your

concerns

about

the

possibility

of

environmental

contaisinants,

particularly

microorganisms

such

as

A.fuinigatus.

I’m

especially

concerned

about

any

children

that

may

be

immunocompromised,

either

because

of

therapy

with

steroids

or

because

of

other

illness.

sutx)ort

yon~n

r~~rk to

bring

this

to

the

attention

of

physicians,

pediáfricians,

and,

in

particular,

public.

Nay

I

suggest

that

you

prepare

an

article

for

A~JPNews

outlining

your

concerns

and

recommendations.

The

article

should

be

relatively

short

and

I

would

suggest

you

send

it

on

to

Mr.

Ray

Koteras

at

the

Academy

headquarters

in

Elk

Grove Village.

•

It will certainly get

the

attention of

our

members.

•

-

In addition to an

article

in

AJP News, it would- be good

for you to consider submitting a resolution to

the

Illinois Chapter of

the

American Academy of Pediatrics.

May I suggest that you contact Dr.

Terry

Hatch,

who

is

president of

the

Illinois. Chapter.

Ask

his

advice as to

how to go about getting this resolution submitted and

approved

and

supported

by the Illinois

Chapter.

Finally,

I would suggest that

you

ask

Mr.

~oteras

to

bring

this problem to

the

attention of Dr. 3. Routt

Reigart,

who

is chairperson of

the

Committee on Environmental

Health.

Thank you very much for bringing this problem to my

attention.

I believe

the

above actions by you will help

bring

this

to

the

attention of pediatricians and,

George

cc:

Raymond

Koteras

Ed

Ledbetter

T4r~

~ir

Sincerely,

:i,

HD,

FAA?

h? Am~r:c~r

-~c~temi

•:crnrrt~aa~ :~~e

~tzaiirnan1

ai

corirral

:~1ySiCaI.

men~a.a~~cc:aj -~aa~h

~r

.~ar:a.

C.’ncren.

~cctescarts.

ar.d

-iot~nc

~duitS.

---

Contact:

Terry Hnrnim’ind

(404)

639-3902

July

19,

1994

NIOSH WARNS OF

AGRICULTURAL

HAZARDS

Organk

Dust

ToxicSyndrome

The

National

Institute

for

Occupational

Safety

and

Health

(NIOSH) warns

agrlcuJtural

workers

that

theymay

be atrisk

for

developing

organic dust

toxic

syndrome

(ODTS), a

common

respiratory illnessthat

may

follow

exposures

to

heavy

concentrations

of

organic

dustcontaminated

with

mIcroorganisms.

Workers

aretypicallyexposed to

thisdustwhen

shoveling or

moving

organic

materials

such as

oats, wood chips, composledleaves, and silage.

____

____ ______

Anestimated30

to40

ofworkers

exposedto organic dust willdevelop

the

disease.

Yet, despite

its

common

occurrence,

ODTS is

not

a

widely

recognized

Illness.

“ItIs

probable that thousands

of

workers

have

beenaffected

by a disease

they knewnothing about,”

said

NIOSH

DirectorDr.

Llnth Rosenstock. “Moreover,

manyhavebeenmisdiagnosed

and receivedunnecessary orInappropriate

treatment.

Preventingthis illness will be

much

morelikely

when

workers

and physicians are

aware

ofthesyndrome,

Its causes, and its symptoms,”shestressed.

The syndrome Is characterizedbyfever

occurrIng

4 to 12

hours alter exposure

and flu-like

symptoms suchas

general weakness, heniint~he,

chills,

body

aches,and cough.

Shortness

ofbreathmay

also occur. In

addition,

pulmonary

fth~cdon

maybe Impaired, and an increase in the

numberof

white

cellsin the blood is common.

Listen-

ing

to

the

chest

usually revealsnormal breathing sounds, and chestX-rays

are usually

normal. Antibodies typically

associated

with certain

allergic lung diseases such as

farmer’s

lung are

usually

not

present.

OD~

usually disappearswithin

24hours

to a few

days afterthe

worker

is

removedfrom

theexposure.

No

specific

therapyIs needed to treat ODTS.

However,the

syndrome

mayoften be

misdiagnosed

as acute bronchitis,

influenza,

or

farmer’s

lung disease,

which maylead

to unnecessary or excessive

therapy

with

antibiotics

or

anti-Inflammatory

medication.

-

Agricultural

workersand

employers shouldminimize the

risk

of

exposure to organic

dust

by taking thefollowing

precautions:

-Beawareof

the adversehealth

effects

of

breathing organic dust.

-inform

your doctor about

recent

dust exposures when seeking

treatment

for

respiratory

illness.

-Carettilly

harvest and store agricultural

products to

minimize

spoilage.

-Use

automated or

mechanized

equipment to move decayedmaterials.

-Use engineering controls such as source

containment,

local

exhaust ventilation, and

wet methods of

dust

suppression to

minimize

exposure

to

organic dust.

-Use appropriate respirators approved by NIOSH when

exposure

to organic

dust

cannot be

avoided.

.conzfnued

U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

&

HUMAN SERVICES

Public

Health Service

Centers

for

Disease

Control

and

Prevention

CV~1E~

~

~

National

Institute

for

Occuoational Safety and

He~~s

-

Il

Js*srseir_rg

~rtIprT~Je

ivipi~o,,

pm~ectic~u

ãThIg

~sr

toai~aikdsiu.

a

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---

R.

Desa;

M.D.

Practice

of

Pediatrics

RECEIVED

Victory Professional

Building

CLERK’S OFFICE

2031

East

Grand

Lindenhurst,

Illinois 60046

JUN

1

3

1997

708/356-5575

May 5,

1997

STATE OF ILLINOIS

POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Dorothy

Gunn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James

A.

Thompson

Center

100W.

Randolph,

Suite 11-500

Chicago,

Ii.

60601

To

the

Clerk of the

Illinois

Pollution Control

Board:

Pursuant to the 35 IllinoIs

Administrative Code,

Section

102.120 and

102.121(a),

I

am submitting

a

proposal

to

amend

the

Location

Standards

for

Landscape

Waste Compost

Facilities

(Section

830.203

(C),

as follows:

The composting area of the facility

must be LOCATED SO AS TO

MINIMIZE INCOMPATIBILITY WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE

SURROUNDING AREA INCLUDING AT LEAST A 200 FOOT SETBACK

FROM ANY RESIDENCE, AND

IN

THE CASE OF A

FACILITY THAT IS

DEVELOPED OR THE PERMITTED COMPOSTING AREA OF WHICH IS

EXPANDED AFTER NOVEMBER 17,

1991.

THE COMPOSTING AREA.

shall

be LOCATED AT LEAST 1/8 MILE FROM THE NEAREST

RESIDENCE (OTHER THAN A RESIDENCE LOCATED ON THE SAME

PROPERTY AS THE FACILITY, AND

A

MINIMUM

0F

1/2

MILE

FROM

THE

PROPERTY

LINE

OF

A

HOSPITAL.

SCHOOL.

AN

ATHLETIC

FIELD

AND

A

PUBLIC

PARK.

EXISTING

COMPOSTING

OPERATIONS

THAT

ARE

LOCATED

WITHIN

1/2

MILE

OF

THE

ABOVE-MENTIONED

FACILITIES

SHALL

BE

RELOCATED

TO

MORE. THAN

.1/2

MILE

WITHIN

SIX

MONTHS

OF

THE

EFFECTIVE

DATE

OF

THIS

REGULATION.

We

have

attached

the

original letter

requesting the Illinois

Pollution Control Board to review this

matter. The letter includes reasons for amending the current regulation.

Additionally, Section

811.302

Facility Location (d), which

is listed under SUBPART C: PUTRESCIBLE AND CHEMICAL

WASTE LANDFILLS applies to new non hazardous

solid waste

landfills

and

already

Includes

a

hospital

and

school

In

the

regulatIon.

It states that u...an occupied dwelling, school

or

hospital

that was occupied on the date when

the

operator first

applied

for a permit

to develop the

unit or

the

facility containing the unit, unless the owner

of such dwelling, school or hospital

provides permission

to the operator in writing, fora closer distance.”

If you

need

additional materials,

please call Dr.

Desai at 847-615-1775 (H) or 847-356-5575 (W),or

call

Susan

Garrett at 847-295-4001. Your consideration

of this

matter

is appreciated

by our

community.

Sincer~ly,

R~iuka

Desai,

M.D.

and

Susan Garrett

L-~A

r~3/

~tDb~u1aA&~th

---

Lake

Forest

High

School

District

115

Board

of Educa-

ticn

has

announced

the

appointment

of

William

R.

Hinchman

Jr.

and

Dr.

Greg.

ory

B.

Brown

to

the

board

of

education.

Hinchman

and

Brown

will

fill

vacancies

created

by

the

resignations

of

Terry

L. Marsh and Bar-

bara

J.

Garrity.

both

of

whom

have

moved

out

of

state.

Hinchman,

61,

retired

from

First

Chicago

two

Your

Local

NEWS.

District

115 fills school board vacancies

years

ago,

having

func-

.

Lake

Forest

Intermediate

member

of

the

Committee

tioned

primarily

in

the

SchooL

•.

,

-

,on.

Health

Care

Delivery

-

I

areas

of

credit policy

and

:

-

-

Systems

for.

the

Medical

corporate

len

trategy.

-

.

..

..

Societ~rf~

the

State

oç

New

-

His

bankin~g~career

b

Brown

y

.

s..—.

1553

at

Chase

Manhattan

Brown,.41,

is

vice

presi.

A

resident

of

the

S4cond..

Bank

in

New

York

where,

t

of

Vector

Securitie

Ward,

Brown

has ~H~iedin

over

a

24-year-period,

he

.

Inte

tional, an inves

t

Lake

Forest

for~t(’oand

i

held

a

wide range

of execu-

bankin

mpany-

ear-

half years. Hg,,end

his wife,

tive

positions

including

field.

He

as

a

BA.

DOTII15.

hav~wochildren in

managing

Chase’s

Global

from

H

from

District

schools

and

ode

B

g

training

and devel-

State

Univ

i

of

New

child

Lake

Forest

High

opm

vities

for

newly

York He

Scien

~

-

hired

co

and

graduate..

-

in

S

se

and

~

-

e

Lake

Forest High

students,

an

eading

its

fro

ale.

A

thoradc

oct

board

and

the

Lake.

corporate-wide

uman

-

n,

he

practiced

mcdi

orest

Caucus

cooperated..

resource

functions.

or

seven

years

be

e

en

etically

as

a

team

in

He

is

a

graduate

of-

changing careers..

~.

inte

ng

the

candi-

gers.

University

wit

a

-

Highlights

of

board

dates,” sat

oard

President

degree in

business

a

.

d

committee

escoerience

Thomas

P.

bip,&ara.

“The

tmtion

and

is a

her

of

in

e:

secret4r~and mean-

CaUCUS

played a~1~portant

sidered aniong the best high

Phi

Beta

Kapp

He

has.

her

of

boeid

of trustees

role in

the selectionpr~~s.

schools in the country.”

served

on

t

e

advisory

and memb~C~f

the

Board

of

Its

members

worked

dlii-

O’Mara

praised

Terry

board

of

Coi4ieil

Universi-

Censors

o

the’Med~calSod,

gently to

bring us

names

of

Marsh

and

Barbara

Garrity

ty’s

Grade~ate School

of

ety

of tit~County

of’Oneida.

candidates

for

consider.

for

their

service

while

on

Business/and

the

faculty

of.

Utica/New

Yorlq

chairs

t5.,,,ataofl.

Ultimately nne

final-

th~

board.

the

Southwestern

Graduate

of

)fie

department of

stir-

~t3,were

chosen,”

he

said-

‘~ren-y

and Barbara thade

School

of

Banking

at

SMU,

gpry

at

St. Elizabeth

Hospi.

“Hi~lmi~pand

Browu

an

outstanding contribution

and

was

Chase’s

principal

j~iin Utica;

member

of

the

both

have

shong.

educe-

to

the

board.

We

shall

miss

re~uitment

liaison with

the

7board

of

directors

of

tional

backgrounds,”.

them

for

their

legal

~er-

Harvard Business

SchooL

-

-

Mohawk

Valley

Business

&

O’Mara.

said.

“There

in

a

tire

which

so

soundly

Hinchman,

from

the

Industry

Health

Care

Coali-

shared

excitement

about;

guided

their

judgment

in

Fourth

Ward,

is

an

eight.

tion;

founder,

president and

what these

highly

qualified’

.

dealing

with

board

con-

year

resident

of

Lake

For-

member

of

the

Board

of

men wilt

bring

to the

board

cams.

We

shall

miss

them

att.

He

and

his

wile,

Mar-

Directors

of

Central

New

to help us

e

sure that Lake

for~

their

dedication,

for

tha,

have

a

daughter

at

York

IPA

Inc.,

Utica;

and

Forest. High

.lchool

is

con-

-

(continued

on page

16)

.

-~

Foist

doctor ~Yôw

S

tö~1ir

t.

~mpO~t-•site~

6Y

JIM

TEA(atElr.

.

action may be,”

Naatz said-

-

““-‘

“otherwise healthy individuals.

‘

-

-

Asked

if he

thought

Desai could move

forward

“I have

been

calling

all

over the

country

and

on

her

plan to

change

the

law,

Naatz responded

talking-

to people

who

have

studied

this

issue,”

Dr.

Renuka

Desai has

vowed to see

that a law

that.”Everythin~is a possibility.

~

Desai

said, adding

that

those

she

has

spoken

to

prohibiting the

location

of

a

compost landfill site-

“The

people

were

very

attentive

to

whatever

-

are

not

convinced that

no

health

rizkz

are pre-

within two

miles of a

school building goes

on the

‘~wassaid.

They were

there

to listen

also.

It

really,

sent.

..

books in the

not too

distant

~

.~

w~-

her

meeting.

All

they

did

was

respond

~

.

.

-~

.

.

.~ .

-

“It’s

not

fair

to

the

children,

not

fair

at

all,”

what she

proposed

by answering

her

ciuestions.

“:

Complaints

Desal said

recently.

“It should ~e

more

than

two

Desai

said

she

believed

her

meeting

accom-.

to

three miles

(that

compost

sites

should be

kept

pushed

a

lot.

from

school buildings).”

“These

people

met

with

us

and

we

needed

Desai

is

a

pediatrician

and resident

of

the

Dieu

Foret subdivi~io~

on

the

north side

of

state

Route

50.

Her

home

is

wiu~t

a

few

hundred

~I

have been

calling

all over

yards

if

the

City of

Lake

Fore5:

Recycling

Center

the country

and

talking

to peo-

and

the

compost

landfill

site

cperated

there

by

died

DK

Recycling,

pie

who have

stu

Since

this

summer.

Desai has

been

among

the

this issue.~

local

residents

who

have

comnxined

consistently

about

odors

coming

from the

Local meeting

On

Dec.

14

she

hosted

a

~neeung of

local resi-

dents.

Lake

Forest

Dirertor

:f

Parks,

Forestry

and

Public

Works

Tom

Toa~:. Lake

County

Health

Department

officials.

and

representatives

the

Winois

Environmeria.j

Protection

Agency

PA).

~Iaatz

3ald

this

week

±a:

‘s

and

the

other

officials

were

at

Desai’s

rnee~an;~o

listen.

“I

iunk

t

‘.vas

just

an

anange

of

ideas

a

answers.”

she

said.

‘SIt

‘sos

a

very

good

meeting.

This is what they should have

done.”

The “they’

Desai

was

referring

to was the

City

of Lake

Forest.

At

a

Dec. 6

public forum

hosted by the City on

the

compost

situation.

Desai

said

she

had

to

be

taken

to

the

hospital

the

previous

weekend

because

the

odors

from the

site had sickened her

so

severely.

At

that

meeting,

she

disputed

claims

by

local

officiais

and

a

public

health

expert

that the com-

post

site

poses

no

health

risk

to

the

school

chil-

.

—

.,...

~

~

~

‘-~o

are

Her chief complaint,

however, is

with

the

Lake

County Health

Department

-

She

said

officials

there

have

not

been

consis-

tent

in

their

enforcement of the

compliance

pro-

cedures

for

compost sites.

The

health

department

is

responsible

for

inspecting

the

comoost

site

on

a

regular basis.

Desai

agreed

that

the

inspections

have

taken

place,

but

said

that

if a

site

is

creating

odors

it

should

not

receive an inspection

report

that says

it is

in compliance

with

the

law.

“How

can

they

be

in

compliance

if

there

is

still an

odor.”

she

said.

Desai said

she

wants

the

laws

changed

to

pro-

hibit

the

compost

site

being

near

a

school.

The

Lake

Forest

site

~swithin

700

yards

of the

Lake

Forest Intermediate

School to the east.

Her

own

children

attend

a

pnvate

school

in

another

commur~iy,

but

Desai

said

she

is

con-

cerned about her neighbors.

“They

should

ask

the

children

how

they

feel

about

it.

We

are

basically

abusing

our chiidr~n~..

really

want

to

cnazsge

the

law

and

I

am

workir.g

on

that

vet-v hard

~a change the iaw”

--

Hlnchman

Brown

~ke

---

O.~—~B

SS

~7:~4

1:

rvo~r

Kenneth Dobin

~

~2l

NW

114th

La~~

1-(a.,vui

I~9-oOl’fr~

ct’d

1

Coral

springs

Fl

3MTh5

/

(305)

752

5016

3fl

~.o(

fc~t

)

Fc~’u~ry

2h,

1

~

-

Dr.

Dasai

Thi.s

past

week

I

learned

about your

concerns

regarding

a

compost

site

in

your

area,

3elievt~

me,

you

certainly

should

be

concerned!

My

son,

Harry

Dobin,

worked

1000

feet

away

from

ci

compost

site

in

iSlip,

New

York

for

5

years.

Until

suddenly,

he

became

ui.

From

July

1991

until

January,

1992,

the

doctors

treated

him

for

asthma,

afthritis,

Weggener’s

disease,Lyrne

disease,

kidney

disorder,

and

bronchitis.

Finally,

in

january

1992

when

he

could

no

longer

breathe,

they

per±ormed

an

open

lung

biopsy

and

discovered

this fungus callcd

a~porgi1los~s had

invaded

his

lungs.

But,

after

being

exposed

for

sucl’

a

long

period

of

time

to

this

compost

site,

--which

is

a

natural

breeding

ground

for

this

fungus,

which

took

over

my

sons’

entire body. No

~i’iLibiotjc

could

s-top

this

fungus.

Every

time

the

doctor’s

thought

he

was

cured,

it

showed

up

somewhere

else

in

his

body.

First

his

luEIg~.’, then

he

had

an

AneuriSm,

therl

in

his

spine,

then

in

his

logs,

(which

they

wanted

to

amputate).

After

15

months,

this

fungus

destroyed

him

completely.

it finally

went

to

his

heart

valve

and

at

that

t-J.JtI~

the

dutLur~-~

deuided

izuL

Lu

~ezituV~

hi~ leg~ o~r~pl~~th~ h~~t

V3lve,

but wr~

should

make

him

~s

conrortabie

as

possible

and

let

on

and

end

his

suffering.

Oil

September

23,

1992,

five

days

after

this

tungus

invaded

his

heart

vdlve and

legs,

my

son,

Harry, died.

From January 1992 until his death,

Harry was hospitalized for the most

~iorribleillness

imaginable.

I will never forget his suffering.

We have recr~rit1yfiled a multi—ini.Llion dollar lawsuit against Islip

Township for

thoir

negligence

in

so

many

complaints

of

illnesses

blames

~n

this

site

in previous years.

They

asJ~z,

can

we

prove my son’s death is linked to

this

~compost

site?

YES,

We

liav(~ documentatior~

from

the

rcremosr.

experts

in

this

fi,e1d.

Ui.ocliemists,

!nfcctious disease doctors from Cornell University and also

thc~foremost expert,

whose

life

research

is Aspergillosis.

3incerely yours,

/

~

C~

T~’~

~

Kenneth Dobin

.1

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