permaculture

[yarrow@sfo.com]

The US EPA has done some research on contaminated sites and found it 
was more cost effective to bioremediate using compost than to remove 
the soil and haul it to a landfill. Google on bioremediation and 
whatever HCs you have for more references. The following is available 
as a PDF file.
United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1997. Innovative Uses 
of Compost: Bioremediation and Pollution Prevention. EPA 530-F-97-042.





kevin wrote,
> what i am going to be left with is several hundred pounds at least of
> what is essentially great composting materials; old hay, rotten wood,
> manure, soil, sand and various debris that is soaked or otherwise
> contaminated with varying percentages of motor oils and various other
> hydrocarbons
>
> the question is, will it compost?  can i safely transfer it out of
> the barn (where it is on a concrete floor) and put it in a big pile
> for the next 30 yrs?