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[Livingontheland] Tire lumber raised beds. What about toxins in the tires-are there studies on this?

From: Chris Smith <permachulture@yahoo.com>
To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Livingontheland] Tire lumber raised beds. What about toxins in the tires-are there studies on this?
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:33:28 -0800 (PST)

Liked the article on raised beds made from tires. What about the zinc and cadmium in tires? How is that addressed. Are there studies on leaching into the soil? Tire crumbs have been used to make soft surfaces for playgrounds for a while. Plenty of controversy about exposing kids to this.

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[Livingontheland] Tire lumber raised beds. What about toxins in the tires-are there studies on this?, Chris Smith, 01/22/2008