Soil remediation

It may be hard to imagine, but soil gets dirty. Soil can become contaminated with oil, grease, heavy metals or pesticides through urban and agricultural runoff as well as industrial spills or precipitation.

Phytoremediation of lead is a tricky topic! This recent radio interview from the mid-west does a good job explaining how phytostabilization is a form of phytoremediation that can be utilized to help mitigate risk of lead exposure: http://www.wtmj.com/news/plants-can-help-get-rid-of-lead-in-soil-/1128881620 Phytostabilization Diagram from PHYTO: Principles and Resources for Site Remediation and Landscape Design

Make Garden Soil From ALMOST Any Dirt: This is a general guide to preparing dirt for gardening. All the instruction you need for a given type of dirt is put into one "step" of this instructable. So identify what type of dirt you have then open that "step" f…

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Soil profile and soil properties What is soil? The development of a soil from inorganic and organic materials is a complex process. Intimate interactions of the rock and hydrologic cycles produce the weathered rock materials that are basic ingredients of soils. Weathering is the physical and chemical breakdown of rocks and the first step in soil development. Weathered rock is further modified by the activity of soil organisms into soil, which is called either residual soil or transported…

Managing the health of garden soil is a paramount concern for any gardener, and dealing with cat feces is a situation I encounter occasionally. While cat

Believe it or not, there are a lot of interesting facts about healthy soil. These informative graphics provide a glimpse of just some of those secrets.