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Friday, July 29
Fluoride: Do You REALLY Know What's in Your Drinking Water?
by
Linda Thieman
on Fri 29 Jul 2005 02:06 PM CDT
 Fluoride: Do You REALLY Know What's in Your Drinking Water?
by Kelly Hearn, AlterNet.org
Anti-fluoride
activists say a growing body of peer-reviewed scientific evidence
counters long-held assumptions about fluoride's safety, and they're
turning up the heat.
Last
month, the Environmental Working Group, a respected Washington-based
watchdog organization, called public attention to a Harvard study that
shows links between fluoride and bone cancer in young boys. That study,
conducted in 2001 by Elise Bassin, a Harvard doctoral student, stated
that "among males, exposure to fluoride at or above the target level
was associated with an increased risk of developing [the rare form of
bone cancer] osteosarcoma. The association was most apparent between
ages 5-10, with a peak at 6 to 8 years of age."
The EWG,
which claims Bassin's study is the most comprehensive of its kind to
date, also formally accused Chester Douglass, a researcher at Harvard's
dental school and Bassin's former supervisor, of playing down her
results in a 2004 report to federal officials.
The EWG
has asked the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS) to investigate Douglass and has called on federal officials to
list fluoride as a potential carcinogen.
Douglass,
who is the editor of an academic publication funded by the toothpaste
industry, told officials that his $1.3 million federally funded study,
which included Bassin's work, showed no significant link between
fluoridated water and osteosarcoma.
Both Harvard and the NIEHS are investigating EWG's claims.
(Click here to read the complete article.)
It just goes to show that it depends on who funds the study.
The Stench of Hog Lot Expansion in Scott County
by
Linda Thieman
on Fri 29 Jul 2005 04:00 AM CDT
 The Stench of Hog Lot Expansion in Scott County
by Molly Regan
On
Thursday, July 28th, 2005, the Scott County Board of Supervisors in
IOWA voted 5–0 to recommend that a hog farmer and his family be allowed
to expand their operations. Thomas Dittmer, Grandview Farms, and
family currently maintain about 1250 hogs in confinement. They
want to increase that number to as many as 3000. The Board does
not have FINAL say as to whether this will take place, they just
recommend yea or nay. The IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
(IDNR) has the final say.
Dittmer
applied for a permit to the IDNR June 30th and there is a 30-day period
for PUBLIC INPUT and input from the Board of Supervisors. Last
night, the Board forwarded their recommendation to the IDNR.
I spoke
on Tuesday morning to the Board and again last evening. I cited a
study by DR. JAMES MERCHANT, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. In a study, Dr. Merchant found that
children who live close to hog lots where ANTIBIOTICS are used on the
hogs, THESE CHILDREN HAVE A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF ASTHMA THAN THOSE WHO
LIVE CLOSE TO LOTS WHERE ANTIBIOTICS ARE NOT USED. A reference
to this is on my December 12, 2004, environmental post.
It was
mentioned by one of the Supervisors at Tuesday’s meeting that they
believed a waiver had been obtained by Dittmer from several
neighbors. I asked what the wavier said. It was not
known. So I called one of the neighbors who I had spoken with
Sunday evening, and he said he had not signed anything and was not even
approached about signing.
So at
last evening’s meeting, I asked once again for information on this
waiver. It was explained by a Board member that it would stay
with the property no matter who owned the property in the future.
But still, no information as to what it actually said. I pressed
the issue, asking whether or not these other farmers were giving up
their right to sue Dittmer if they ever became ill because of this
operation. Dittmer, who was also present, finally read one of the
waivers that 2 neighbors had signed…. Those pesky environmentalists,
always LOOKING FOR LOGIC.
After
hearing the waiver read, which is some type of separation waiver, I
said that I was no lawyer but it sounded to me as though the neighbors
were giving up some rights.
I asked
the Board to think about purchasing meters that gauge the concentration
of HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND AMMONIA to be placed at this location and
others around the county. I am not sure what will result in my
request.
Apparently
the Board believed that progress is best because Chairman Larry Minard
was convinced that Dittmer has done everything correctly to be a “good
neighbor” by keeping in touch with those living close to him who may be
affected by the odor. Chairman Minard also sites that this
expansion will create good jobs for the area. This type of
progress we can do without.
I grew
up on a farm and I know what it is like to be around hogs, cattle,
chickens and all other types of animal agriculture beings that create
smelly waste. I know people need to make a living at what they
know and love. But increasing from 1250 to 3000 hogs will only
exponentially increase the smell and health hazards in this area.
This farmer has his big toe in the door of unlimited expansion.
In 7 or 8 years, what if another expansion is applied for? When
this farmer wants to retire and a larger hog factory wants to purchase
it and add 10,000 hogs, how will the neighbors feel then? Will
they THEN put up their own stink?
At least
our efforts made it to the front page of the QUAD CITY TIMES ON
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27TH. We will see if others come out the next
time an application is put forth. For today though, if anyone has
concerns about this, contact the IDNR at www.iowadnr.com or
515-281-4367 at their Information and Education Bureau. Ask about
input on the MASTER MATRIX. Do it today, please.
And as the good citizens that you are, do not forget to CPR: CONSERVE –PARTICPATE – RECYCLE.
Tuesday, July 26
Top Ten Problems within the Labor Movement
by
Caroline Vernon
on Tue 26 Jul 2005 05:43 PM CDT
 Top 10 Problems within the Labor Movement
by Ralph Nader
From Commondreams.org
Rose Ann
DeMoro is the Executive Director of the California Nurses Association
(CNA) - the country's fastest growing union. Since 1992, union
membership has grown from 13,000 to the present 63,000. And it was
since 1992 that the nurses became more prominent in participating in
and running their own unions. No coincidence.
Whether
it is CNA getting patient protection bills through the state
legislature or exposing the gouging pricing of health care while the
HMO bosses each take away millions in executive pay every year, this is
the standard-bearer for larger stagnant unions to look up to and
emulate.
With
Arnold Schwarzenegger riding high last year in the polls as Governor,
the nurses took umbrage at his selective cuts for people programs while
performing as a corporate cyborg for corporate greed and tax escapism.
When he called them a "special interest", the nurses swung into action
and Arnold's polls have not stopped dropping.
Now Rose
Ann DeMoro has weighed in on the clash of large labor unions coming at
the AFL-CIO's convention in Chicago that starts July 25, 2005. The
"Change to Win" group of dissident unions led by SEIU and UNITE are
making breakaway noises from the large labor federation if their
demands about succession to AFL-CIO leader John Sweeney and budgets for
organizing are not met. Ms. DeMoro thinks this is a power struggle with
much ado about nothing very substantive.
Here is her succinct critique labeled "Top 10 Problems with the Current Debate in the Labor Movement".
There
are no real ideological disputes, in part because the current AFL-CIO
leadership and programs were, mostly, put in place by those now
challenging them. It appears to be more about egos and an effort by
specific unions to anoint themselves as the group who should control
the AFL-CIO.
No
workers or rank and file union members are involved, and it is their
labor movement. Much of the discussion is based on recommendations of
consultants and Madison Avenue approaches such as branding, polling and
focus groups, and scripted blogs, rather than engaging the membership
and the public on helping shape the future of the labor movement.
No
issues affecting the majority of working Americans are being debated -
declining real wages, the health care crisis, the continued erosion of
democracy in the workplace, outsourcing of jobs across the skill and
pay spectrum, a deteriorating social safety net, declining support for
public education, environmental degradation, social justice and ongoing
racial and gender inequality, alienation and disaffection from the
political process.
No real
solutions to these problems are being proposed - curbing corporate
control of the political and economic system, single payer-universal
health care, a progressive tax system that restores fair share taxes on
corporations and wealthy individuals, taking corporate money out of
politics, a new industrial trade policy, a peace, not war economy as
well as a strategy for reforming repressive/crippling labor laws and
enforcement bodies.
The
specific proposals by the Change to Win group are structural and
bureaucratic, not programmatic - rebating union dues, forcing unions to
merge, limiting the executive council to the largest unions, and
claiming sovereignty for unions by industry or sector based on a
union's density in that area. There is no evidence any of these changes
would solve labor's problems.
To read the rest of this article, click here.
Sunday, July 24
LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! NO, IT'S A PARTICULATE!
by
Linda Thieman
on Sun 24 Jul 2005 11:00 AM CDT
 LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! NO, IT'S A PARTICULATE!
by Molly Regan
Had a good cough lately and not sure what caused it? Well, there's a good chance it could be one of those pesky, airborne PARTICULATES. Just what is a particulate? Here are a few examples:
When
COAL is mined, transported or burnt, large pieces as well as
microscopic parts are bi-products. Other human activities cause
particulates to take to the sky.
These microscopic segments play havoc with our lungs.
 According to the NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL at www.nrdc.org,
"Particulate matter includes a wide range of pollutants - ROAD DUST,
DIESEL SOOT, FLY ASH, WOOD SMOKE, AND SULFATE AEROSOLS that are
suspended as particles in the air. These particles are A MIXTURE
OF VISIBLE AND MICROSCOPIC SOLID PARTICLES AND MINUTE LIQUID DROPLETS
KNOWN AS AEROSOLS.
"COMBUSTION
OF FOSSIL FUELS IS THE PRINCIPLE SOURCE OF FINE PARTICULATE EMISSIONS,
INCLUDING THE BURNING OF COAL, OIL, DIESEL FUEL, GASOLINE AND WOOD IN
TRANSPORTATION, POWER GENERATING AND SPACE HEATING.
"OLD
COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS, INDUSTRIAL BOILERS, DIESEL AND GAS-POWERED
VEHICLES, AND WOOD STOVES ARE THE WORST CULPRITS. HIGH TEMPERATURE
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES, SUCH AS METAL SMELTING AND STEEL PRODUCTION, ARE
ALSO SIGNIFICANT SOURCES….
"People
cannot choose the air they breathe, BUT THEY CAN CHOOSE CLEANER AND
MORE EFFICIENT ENERGY SOURCES FOR HOME HEATING AND COOLING,
TRANSPORTATION AND APPLIANCES. Carpooling, recycling, maintaining
automobiles, and insulating homes can make a big difference.
PERHAPS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTION AN INDIVIDUAL CAN TAKE IS TO LIMIT
THE USE OF FIREPLACES AND WOOD BURNING STOVES…CITIZEN SUPPORT FOR CLEAN
AIR PROGRAMS CAN HELP COUNTER INDUSTRY PRESSURE TO WEAKEN THE CLEAN AIR
ACT…."
So look
into your heart and see what you can live without. If each and
every one of us is willing to change just one behavior this year, less
coughing may result. If we all use less electricity, if we don't fly on
vacation this time, if we shut all lights out when not in use and read
a book on solar power, these can all help out. OUR LEGACY TO ALL
CHILDEREN SHOULD BE A CLEAN, ILLNESS-FREE ENVIRONMENT.
On another note,
today while listening to RING OF FIRE on Progressive Radio 1270 AM here
in Scott County, there was a REAL news item about our national
parks. Seems in GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, the government workers
cannot mention that GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE aka GLOBAL WARMING is the
CULPRIT for the park's glacier deteriorating!!! They also have to
hand out literature on CREATIONISM (as opposed to EVOLUTION)….Once
again, your tax dollars hard at work.
www.ringoffireradio.com
is where you can go to view a wonderful site with BOBBY KENNEDY,
JR. He is an environmental lawyer who has up to the minute
information on pertinent issues that affect us all. Check out his
book "CRIMES AGAINST NATURE." Will speak about that sometime in
the future.
For now, be sure to administer CPR to our beloved earth: CONSERVE – PARTICIPATE - RECYCLE
Thursday, July 21
Blog for Iowa’s Lead Balloon Award Goes to . . . MidAmerican!
by
Linda Thieman
on Thu 21 Jul 2005 05:43 PM CDT
 Blog for Iowa’s Lead Balloon Award Goes to . . . MidAmerican!
by Linda Thieman
Yes,
friends and neighbors, Blog for Iowa’s First Ever Lead Balloon Award
goes to (drum roll, please) . . . MidAmerican Energy Company, the
Number One Industrial Polluter in the State of Iowa!
 If it
were a contest to see which industrial facility could pollute Iowa the
most, MidAmerican Energy Co., with pollution production plants in five
Iowa towns – Sergeant Bluff, Council Bluffs, Muscatine, Salix and
Bettendorf – would be the grand champion.
In fact,
in 2002, according to the pollution information website Scorecard set
up by Environmental Defense, MidAmerican dumped 6,573,317 pounds of
toxins into Iowa air, water and onto the land [from public toxicant
reports provided by MidAmerican].
The
MidAmerican plants in Sergeant Bluff, Council Bluffs, Muscatine and
Salix each, individually, rank in the top ten percent of dirtiest/worst
pollution-generating facilities in the ENTIRE United States.
Into the Iowa Air
Into the
Iowa air alone, MidAmerican, in the year 2002, spewed 19,272 pounds of
known or suspected carcinogens, and over a million pounds each of
recognized or suspected developmental and reproductive toxicants.
Two of
these toxic chemicals are arsenic and mercury, both of which are
“ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to
ecosystems and human health.”
MidAmerican
did not respond to two inquiries from Blog for Iowa when asked to
comment for this article. But, hey, did you know that MidAmerican
has an explicit Environmental Respect policy spelled out on their
website? I kid you not.
MidAmerican’s Environmental RESPECT Policy
"MidAmerican
Energy Holdings Company believes responsible environmental management
is good business. It benefits our customers and improves the quality of
the environment in which we live. This policy establishes the
environmental RESPECT principles that guide our corporate commitment to
the environment."
If
dumping six and a half million pounds of toxic waste in Iowa per year
is a sign of respect, I’d hate to think what would happen if they
didn’t care.
If
MidAmerican ever responds to this issue, I will post their blah, blah,
blah PR babble for you to read. That is, if they don’t cut off my
electricity in retaliation for mentioning the truth about their
pollution-generating company based on reports from their own records.
As Molly likes to say, when it comes to the environment, it’s time to administer CPR: CONSERVE – PARTICIPATE – RECYCLE.
Tuesday, July 19
John Drury: Random Views From A Community Activist
by
John Drury
on Tue 19 Jul 2005 09:08 PM CDT
 Random Views From A Community Activist
by John Drury
Governors go to the fair
This past weekend, 30 or so Governors from across the country met in
Des Moines for their annual conference. Likely 2008 presidential
candidate and current Governor Vilsack put on quite a conference
according to most reports. The governors were even treated to a mini
state fair complete with rides and I’m guessing a corn dog or two. One
bit of good news I saw today was that Governor Schwarzenegger of
California and Governor Jeb Bush of Florida were not among the
attendees. We can only hope this means they aren’t likely to run for
President in 2008.
Bush to announce his nominee for the Supreme Court
I saw a little bit of the nightly news tonight and noticed that Bush is
set to announce his replacement for Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme
Court. He was asked what he thought of a particular judge who is on the
short list of nominees and he shot back, “Let me put it this way, when
I want you to know who it is, I’ll tell you who it is.” Why does
everything have to be such a Texas showdown with this guy?
Gaining new customers
I heard an interesting commentary on Marketplace Morning Report from
commentator Adrian Wooldridge, who is a correspondent for The
Economist. He looks at how businesses try to gain new customers and
applies it to politics. He contrasts Democratic chairman Howard Dean to
Ken Mehlman, saying that Howard Dean is focused on blasting Bush and
speaks more to his base in an attempt to fire up his "existing
customers," if you will. On the other hand, Republican chairman Mehlman
is giving daily speeches to “new customers” of the Republican party; in
this case, minorities. He comments that this approach is working and
that’s why the Republicans are out fundraising Democrats 2 to 1.
The more I look at this blog …
The more I’m impressed with the content. Let’s look back at a few
recent posts. Chad Thompson has a post up today about ethanol and the
debate on whether it takes more energy to produce ethanol than it’s
worth. His post contradicts an earlier post by Molly Regan that states
the opposite, an interesting debate no doubt. A debate whose outcome
probably depends on who is paying for the study, as Linda points out in
her comment.
Last week, Caroline Vernon had a link to a site that pointed out
pollution in Iowa and the responsible parties. On Monday, Linda posted
a follow up article on Iowa’s pollution. She points out that Woodbury
County holds the “honor” of being the Iowa county with the most
pollution. Oddly enough, she was thinking about moving to Woodbury
County and decided to check them out. Linda, I think we all want
to know, are you still thinking about moving there?
And we can always count on Trish Nelson to go after the facts on the
issues. She has an ability to analyze the spin and read between the
lines of the propaganda being shoved on America.
I guess my point is that there are some very dedicated people that
contribute to this blog and we should all send a thank you to Linda for
being the driving force behind it. Her dedication to this never ceases
to amaze me.
Odds 'n' Ends
by
Chad Thompson
on Tue 19 Jul 2005 01:33 PM CDT
 Odds 'n' Ends
Today
seems to be one of those days where the news outlets are focused on
all-Karl-Rove-all-the-time, and some little things have flown past the
radar. Here are a few things that caught my eye.
Turning Over The Soil
The Des Moines Register ran an interesting special report Sunday on the coming property shifts
bound to happen in Iowa as a large generation of small farmers begins
to pass from the scene. It's a rather amazing fact that about
half of the state's farmland is owned by those 65 and older with a
quarter being held by those 74 and over.
The
issues of "local control" will haunt us if land begins to shift from
small farmers to corporate farmers and out-of-state interests.
How do we magically expect farm operations to be "good neighbors" when
the owners live in Chicago or Minneapolis?
KA-BOOM!!:
For a little fun, the Register is hosting a video
(Streamed QuickTime) of this morning's implosion of Knapp and Storm
halls on the Iowa State Campus. It's amazing how big a crowd can
be on a Tuesday morning.
Lose Weight: Drink More Milk? (Or Not?)
A
physician's advocacy group filed a lawsuit against three main dairy
advocacy groups to stop them from running an ad campaign promoting the
incredible fat-burning properties of milk consumption.
Not surprising:
PCRM
said the dairy industry’s weight-loss campaign is based solely on two
small-scale studies using questionable methodology, led by Michael
Zemel, Ph.D., an industry-funded researcher at the University of Tennessee.
Since 1998, Zemel has accepted nearly $1.7 million in research grants
from the National Dairy Council (NDC), and $275,000 from General Mills.
Gee -
who could doubt those studies? Look - there are valid reasons to
promote milk and dairy consumption, but paying someone to conduct
faulty studies to support a pre-supported conclusion is not one of
them. (Not surprising - the writers at the Coalition to Support Iowa's [Corporate] Farmers took offense at someone questioning the honesty of an ad campaign.)
Ethanol - A "Corn Dog"
A group of Cornell researchers pointed out that ethanol is not a magic solution to America's energy problem:
[E]thanol boosters are ignoring some unpleasant facts:
Ethanol
won't significantly reduce our oil imports; adding more ethanol to our
gas tanks adds further complexity to our motor-fuel supply chain, which
will lead to further price hikes at the pump; and, most important (and
most astonishing), it may take more energy to produce a gallon of
ethanol than it actually contains.
The
important thing to keep in mind: they're right. It takes
energy to produce the crops and process the outputs into ethanol (or
other biofuels). It sure won't help America's energy problem if
we have to burn more oil in tractors, pesticides, fertilizers and
processing plants.
Ethanol
has to be a part of a larger energy supply chain - taking into account
solar, wind and other renewable sources. (How about powering
ethanol production with wind farms?)
Monday, July 18
The Top 10 Polluted Counties in Iowa (and the Companies That Make Them That Way)
by
Linda Thieman
on Mon 18 Jul 2005 11:00 AM CDT
 The Top 10 Polluted Counties in Iowa (and the Companies That Make Them That Way)
by Linda Thieman
Woodbury
County holds the unpleasant distinction of being the single most
polluted county in all of Iowa – with four and a half million pounds of
toxins dumped into the environment in the year 2002 alone
Last week on Blog for Iowa, Caroline posted a link to a pollution information site called Scorecard. This site was created by Environmental Defense from public reports made by companies that pollute.
So,
since I was thinking about moving to Woodbury County, I decided to look
it up on the Scorecard site. I was shocked to discover that
Woodbury County holds the unpleasant distinction of being the single
most polluted county in all of Iowa – with four and a half million
pounds of toxins dumped into the environment in the year 2002 alone.
So, I
decided to do a little research on the site to find the top 10 polluted
counties in Iowa and the companies that make them that way. These
figures for the year 2002, are total environmental releases, which is
the sum of chemicals covered by TRI (Toxics Release Inventory) that
industrial facilities release to the environment (air, surface water,
underground injection and land).
Total Environmental Pollution Releases for 2002 (in pounds)
1. WOODBURY 4,520,600 lbs.
2. CLINTON 3,293,066 lbs.
3. MUSCATINE 2,974,536 lbs.
4. POTTAWATTAMIE 2,615,454 lbs.
5. LEE 2,564,791 lbs.
6. LOUISA 1,483,615 lbs.
7. LINN 1,403,774 lbs.
8. POLK 1,148,329 lbs.
9. WAPELLO 1,003,886 lbs.
10. JASPER 666,001 lbs.
The Top 5 Polluting Facilities by County for the Year 2002
1) Woodbury
1.
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO. GEORGE NEAL NORTH, 1151 260TH ST.,
SERGEANT BLUFF --2,076,733 lbs.
2. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY GEORGE NEAL SOUTH, 2761 PORT NEAL CIR., SALIX --1,147,601 lbs.
3. TERRA NITROGEN, 1182 260TH ST., SERGEANT BLUFF --751,705 lbs.
4. AG PROCESSING INC., 2753 PORT NEAL CIRCLE, SERGEANT BLUFF --398,100 lbs.
5.
SIOUX CITY BRICK & TILE CO., 504 F ST., SERGEANT BLUFF
--50,005 lbs.
2) Clinton
1. EQUISTAR CHEMICALS L.P. CLINTON PLANT, 3400 ANAMOSA RD. HWY. 30 W., CLINTON --1,978,777 lbs.
2. ADM CORN PROCESSING, 1251 BEAVER CHANNEL PKY., CLINTON --1,130,462 lbs.
3. ALLIANT ENERGY M.L. KAPP GENERATING STATION, 2001 BEAVER CHANNEL PKY., CLINTON --141,421 lbs.
4. GUARDIAN INDS. CORP., 300 S. 5TH AVE. E., DE WITT --32,706 lbs.
5. ROCK TENN CO., 2301 S. 21ST ST., CLINTON --4,019 lbs.
3) Muscatine
1. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY-LOUISA GENERATING STATION, 8602 172ND ST., MUSCATINE --1,432,140 lbs.
2. GRAIN PROCESSING CORP., 1600 OREGON ST., MUSCATINE --621,141 lbs.
3. MONSANTO CO., 2500 WIGGINS RD., MUSCATINE --283,764 lbs.
4. FAIR STATION, 3800 HWY. 22, MUSCATINE --220,493 lbs.
5. MUSCATINE POWER & WATER GENERATION, 1700 INDUSTRIAL CONNECTOR RD., MUSCATINE --172,685 lbs.
4) Pottawattamie
1. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO. COUNCIL BLUFFS ENERGY CENTER, 2115 NAVAJO, COUNCIL BLUFFS --1,843,134 lbs.
2. BUNGE N.A. INC., 1956 BUNGE AVE., COUNCIL BLUFFS --748,324 lbs.
3. CONAGRA FROZEN FOODS COUNCIL BLUFFS, 1023 S. 4TH ST., COUNCIL BLUFFS --9,125 lbs.
4. BARTON SOLVENTS INC. COUNCIL, 2135 9TH AVE., COUNCIL BLUFFS --5,164 lbs.
5. PAXTON & VIERLING STEEL CO., 5TH & AVE. H, CARTER LAKE --3,155 lbs.
5) Lee
1. CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO., 2598 HWY. 61, FORT MADISON --2,049,900 lbs.
2. ROQUETTE AMERICA INC. KEOKUKPLANT, 1003 S. 5TH ST., KEOKUK --435,253 lbs.
3. GRIFFIN WHEEL CO. KEOKUK PLANT, 416 CARBIDE LN., KEOKUK --21,780 lbs.
4. METZELER AUTOMOTIVE PROFILE SYS., 3200 MAIN ST., KEOKUK --21,614 lbs.
5. DU PONT FORT MADISON PLANT, 801 35TH ST., FORT MADISON --14,672 lbs.
6) Louisa
1. IBP INC., HWY. 70 N., COLUMBUS JUNCTION --1,483,615 lbs.
7) Linn
1. ADM CORN PROCESSING, 1350 WACONIA AVE. S.W., CEDAR RAPIDS --402,350 lbs.
2. ADM CORN PROCESSING, 5450 LOCUST ST. S.W., CEDAR RAPIDS --339,307 lbs.
3. CARGILL INC. CORN MILLING, 1710 16TH ST. S.E., CEDAR RAPIDS --231,210 lbs.
4. PRAIRIE CREEK GENERATING STATION, 3300 C ST. S.W., CEDAR RAPIDS --167,370 lbs.
5. MAAX MIDWEST - CEDAR MFG., 4601 8TH AVE., MARION --117,850 lbs.
8) Polk
1. ADM SOYBEAN PROCESSING, 1935 E. EUCLID AVE., DES MOINES --435,153 lbs.
2. CARGILL INC., 3030 S.E. GRANGER, DES MOINES --309,760 lbs.
3. EMCO ENTERPRISES INC., 2121 E. WALNUT ST., DES MOINES --95,280 lbs.
4. CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON, 9600 HICKMAN RD., CLIVE --72,949 lbs.
5. R. R. DONNELLEY PRINTING CO. L.P., 5701 S. W. PARK AVE., DES MOINES --60,264 lbs.
9) Wapello
1. OTTUMWA GENERATING STATION, 20775 POWER PLANT RD., OTTUMWA --583,158 lbs.
2. UNIVERSAL-RUNDLE, 2908 NORTH CT., OTTUMWA --248,938 lbs.
3. EXCEL CORP., 600 S. IOWA AVE., OTTUMWA --87,185 lbs.
4. JOHN DEERE OTTUMWA WORKS, 928 VINE ST., OTTUMWA --53,321 lbs.
5. WACKER BIOCHEM CORP., 1 WACKER DR., EDDYVILLE --31,284 lbs.
10) Jasper
1. MAYTAG NEWTON LAUNDRY PRODS. PL2, 927 N. 19TH AVE. E., NEWTON --665,695 lbs.
2. MAYTAG NEWTON LAUNDRY PRODS. PL1, 403 W. 4TH ST. N., NEWTON --306 lbs.
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