Sludge Watch ==> SLUDGE MONSTER (Toxicus Horribilis)

[maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca]

Sludgewatch Admin:

I came across this quite by accident.  But how does this happen?  LA 
District Attorney won a lawsuit against polluters and educates LA  kids on 
the danger of sludge...and then LA ships the Sludge Monster to poor little 
Kern County?

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"NIGHT OF THE LIVING SLUDGE"



This interactive game is a component of "Night of the Living Sludge," an 
environmental awareness project consisting of a video, Teachers' Guide, game 
board and this internet site. The whole project was funded by court 
settlements won by the L.A. District Attorney's Office against major 
polluters throughout the county.

http://da.co.la.ca.us/sludge/s2.htm


The sludge monster is largely composed of unsorted, unrecycled garbage and 
smelly deposits of motor oil, old tires, the acid and mercury from discarded 
batteries, pesticides, and other hazardous household substances. No one is 
sure why these substances have suddenly come together to form slimy monsters 
which have squirted toxic goo on humans and in their homes, and have trashed 
entire communities. Apparently, nothing can kill them (although certain 
grease-cutting cleansers have been known to give them severe heartburn). We 
only know one thing: They feed on trash and chemicals that have not been 
disposed of correctly. If we cut off their food supply, we might have a 
chance of survival.