[Cob] poop in compost

[Darin Lang]

All these questions are answered in The Humanure Handbook
http://jenkinspublishing.com/
Yes, there is a big difference between a leach field and a compost pile. 
A leach field disperses foul effluent which may contain lethal levels of 
bacteria and disease causing organisms because of the septic tank which 
is a breeding ground for anaerobic bacteria and viruses. A compost pile 
on the other hand undergoes aerobic decomposition which breaks down and 
eliminates toxins in numerous ways.
Darin

jenny walker wrote:

>Hi there,
>
>I read 'I believe' in the Cob List archives a long time ago about a family
>who were getting sick a lot. They contributed this problem to eating
>vegetables from the patch that grew (albeit very well) on top of their leach
>field. Maybe this is a chemically different situation than adding poop to
>compost. Just wondering if anyone knows if there are any health issues with
>adding poop to the compost pile. I would assume that any bacteria would be
>long gone by the time carrots were popping up but I ain't no scientist.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jenny Walker
>
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