WVU Studying Effects of Coal Slurry Injection on Health

In August, several members of the Sludge Safety Project attended a meeting where WVU researchers outlined their work on Phase II of SCR15 the study of coal slurry injections impacts on human health mandated because of Sludge Safety Projects work.

The researchers are asking for a wide range of data, including personal health stories, which document the impact of slurry injection on surface water, ground water, well water and drinking water supplies.

Through an agreement negotiated between WVU and the WV Bureau for Public Health, researchers will evaluate existing environmental and human health data concerning coal slurry injection and produce a risk assessment document.

The researchers acknowledged that theres not much data out there. They also noted they dont have the time, the money or the mandate to conduct studies themselves.

The upshot seemed to be that what the researchers would produce by their December deadline would be a listing of all the "data gaps" there are. Help fill in the gaps the researchers need to hear from you!

Sludge Safety Project wants to help you get your information to the researchers. Please e-mail stephanie@sludgesafety.org or call Stephanie at (304) 475-3873. You can directly contact the scientist via Terry Polce at (304) 293-2867, ext. 5450, coalslurry@mail.wvu.edu or visit www.coalslurry.net.