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- From: "WB Carver" <wbcarver AT marketfarming.com>
- To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Granite dust
- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:39:20 -0500
>>After many years of equipment fluid leaks the
>>ground water, and soil base in and around quarries, and other similar
>>facilities, is not water or soil I would want to drink, or put on my
crops.
>
>That is really something to consider and in some cases would negate
>using fines but you can still visit the quarry and see the lay of the
>land,
A good idea if they will let you. If they don't let you wander around the
site it is really more for safety than that they are trying to hide
something. Don't let their refusal send up a red flag.
>Still this is an excellent heads-up about potential hazards in using
>fines and one I will pay more attention to in the future. BTW, where
>would you obtain testing for petroleum products, ethylene glycol
>and hydraulic fluid in fines?
Since I have not had to do this type of testing for quite some time, and it
will be a fairly regional thing, I will have to take a stab at a some
possible starting points. I imagine a couple phone calls would narrow the
search.
Local Extension offices who do soil testing may be able to look for
specific contaminants if asked to do so. They may also have contact info
for independent labs in the area.
Most any of the construction companies who do service and installation of
in-ground fuel storage tanks (as in gas stations) should have access to a
test lab for soil samples. They generally take core samples prior to any
excavation work. These people are looking for exactly these contaminants and
should be a good bet.
Waste water treatment facilities, and the contractors who do excavation,
in and around same, usually have access to a lab.
OHM Environmental services does their own testing in most cases, but may do
outside work or have contact info. Their home office is in Michigan, but
they have offices or major projects in many states in the eastern part of
the US.
Their Web site is:
http://www.ohm-eng.com/nonshocked/services.htm
Organic Gardening has a state by state listing of soil testing labs.
http://www.organicgardening.com/library/soil_test_labs.html
If these labs can't test for these chemicals, I would think they could point
you in the direction of a lab which does.
Just a few ideas. If these turn up empty. A quick search for "soil testing"
should return plenty of labs.
Hope this helps.
WB (Bill) Carver
Laughing Brook Farm
Westfield, NC
-
Granite dust,
Martin Koenig, 02/01/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Granite dust, Alex McGregor, 02/01/2001
- Granite Dust, BBGREGSON, 02/01/2001
- Re: Granite Dust, Alex McGregor, 02/01/2001
- Re: Granite dust, Earthfarm1, 02/02/2001
- Re: Granite dust, WB Carver, 02/06/2001
- Re: Granite dust, WB Carver, 02/06/2001
- Re: Granite dust, Josie Klapper, 02/07/2001
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