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Fig. 10.7
Wood County fields that had biosolids applied between 1990 and 2003
Similar processes were used for Lucas and Greene Counties as were used for
Wood County. Similar numbers of surveys were sent out for each county. The most
significant difference was that fields that had biosolids applied were used for Greene
County to set up the buffer (Fig.
10.9
).
In the surveys, respondents were asked if they had any symptoms from a list
and/or had been diagnosed with a disease by a physician. Survey respondents
were asked to indicate the frequency of the following symptoms: headache, fever,
excessive secretion of tears, cough, sneezing, sore throat, chest pain or discomfort,
abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, jaun-
dice, skin rash, ulcer on the skin, muscle spasm, chills, dehydration, loss of appetite,
