Health Concerns:

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• Scientific studies and EPA regulatory materials indicate that sewage sludge pyrolysis and related thermal treatment systems can generate regulated air pollutants and byproducts — including nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur compounds, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methane-containing gases, and odorous compounds — depending on feedstock composition, plant design, and operating conditions. 

 

Foul Odor:

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• Residents near sludge-processing facilities have frequently reported odor impacts extending into surrounding neighborhoods, schools and churches.

 

Town Water Risk:

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• The facility would be within a regional aquifer system that provides drinking water to public systems and private wells in North Kingstown, East Greenwich, parts of Warwick, and Narragansett.

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