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Title: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: bijou on July 02, 2009, 01:44:09 PM: Quote
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says its high-profile garden on the South Lawn has tested positive for lead although it is not at dangerous levels.
White House spokeswoman Katie McCormick-Lelyveld said Thursday that tests on the soil in the White House garden detected lead levels of 93 parts per million. Soil is considered unsafe for growing vegetables when it reaches more than 500 parts per million.

First lady Michelle Obama planted the garden on the South Lawn this spring with local schoolchildren. Produce from it is used in the White House kitchens and donated to area groups. ...

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D996F6CG0&show_article=1&catnum=3

Wait for the DUmmies to blame Bush for trying to poison Obama in 3...2...1...
Title: Re: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: Chris on July 02, 2009, 01:56:19 PM: Quote
BonnieJW Donating Member (1000+ posts)
Thu Jul-02-09 09:51 AM
Original message
The Obama Organic Family Garden: Swimming in Sludge?

Literally, Holy Crap!!!What caused this alarming contamination of the White House lawn? Some news outlets speculated that residue from lead paint might have caused the toxicity. However an article running on Mother Jones online has a more probable explanation. During the 1990s, the Clintons agreed to have the South Lawn of the White House "fertilized" with ComPRO, a commercially available "compost made from a nearby wastewater plant's solid effluent, a.k.a. sewage sludge."

So, the White House lawn became a highly visible example of a little-known, widely conducted practice, "land application". This means disposing of sewage sludge by spraying it over public lands, including parks, and also on an untold number of acres of farmland where our food is grown. Sadly, it's completely legal under current, grossly inadequate EPA rules.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5971334
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts)
Thu Jul-02-09 11:43 AM
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4. So they aren't using raised beds?
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/vegetablegardenadbot.jpg)

the obvious answer is "we need more rules".
Title: Re: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: bijou on July 02, 2009, 01:59:36 PM: So Hillary is to blame? :lmao:
Title: Re: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on July 02, 2009, 02:06:41 PM: Quote from: bijou on July 02, 2009, 01:59:36 PM
So Hillary is to blame? :lmao:
No, it's BUSH's fault for not ending the practice. Noew he's trying to ruin Michelle's garden and kill Sasha and Malia!!!!

CURSE HIM!!!
Title: Re: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: Chris_ on July 02, 2009, 03:03:24 PM: Quote
White House spokeswoman Katie McCormick-Lelyveld said Thursday that tests on the soil in the White House garden detected lead levels of 93 parts per million. Soil is considered unsafe for growing vegetables when it reaches more than 500 parts per million.

We suspected the Clintons were giving out the "Vince Foster" treatment pretty liberally in those days, but right out on the White House lawn?!?!? :-)
Title: Re: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: thundley4 on July 02, 2009, 03:20:12 PM: What's the big deal? The soil is well below what is considered unsafe levels. I am positive that there are much higher and more dangerous levels of lead in other areas of DC. I know there are much more dangerous levels of lead in Detroit.
Lead poisoning (http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=8&theme=&usrsess=1&id=259789)
Title: Re: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: bijou on July 02, 2009, 03:34:56 PM: Quote from: thundley4 on July 02, 2009, 03:20:12 PM
What's the big deal? The soil is well below what is considered unsafe levels. I am positive that there are much higher and more dangerous levels of lead in other areas of DC. I know there are much more dangerous levels of lead in Detroit.
Lead poisoning (http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=8&theme=&usrsess=1&id=259789)

Why let facts get in the way of a great conspiracy theory. :-)
Title: Re: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: Chris_ on July 02, 2009, 05:22:01 PM: Quote
First lady Michelle Obama planted the garden on the South Lawn this spring with local schoolchildren.

Good thing she didn't start with imported children. I hear they are much more diffuclt to grow. :thatsright:

At least Shelly has an ample supply of fertilizer with which to work.
Title: Re: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: Chris_ on July 02, 2009, 05:23:44 PM: Quote from: lug-nut on July 02, 2009, 05:22:01 PM
Good thing she didn't start with imported children. I hear they are much more diffuclt to grow. :thatsright:

At least Shelly has an ample supply of fertilizer with which to work.

Though God help her if the Moose-Limbs ever air burst a nuke over Washington DC; TOTUS would be toast, and THEN who'd put words into Lord Ã˜'s mouth...
Title: Re: White House garden tests positive for lead
Post by: JohnnyReb on July 03, 2009, 07:06:49 AM: "Test positive for lead"......"Obama"......oh the comments one could make with that.