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> From there, it's pretty easy to filter out the soil and clean it up. "Cleaning" soil is an interesting concept. At what point does it just become dirt? Presu
by MangoToupe 9mo ago
> From there, it's pretty easy to filter out the soil and clean it up.
"Cleaning" soil is an interesting concept. At what point does it just become dirt? Presumably some of the nutrients will remain, but it seems like this would sterilize it.
Dirt still has use, of course, but soil is expensive to produce for a reason.
- zdragnar 9mo agoWell, cleaning in this case would be removing the remaining DMSO, which is probably not too desirable to have in your soil. Considering the existing DDT contamination, ending up with dirt that needs to be fortified with compost is hardly the worst trade-off.
- MangoToupe 9mo ago> Considering the existing DDT contamination, ending up with dirt that needs to be fortified with compost is hardly the worst trade-off. I would definitely bet against this if I could. Soil is far more potent than DDT can harm.
- zdragnar 9mo agoI don't think anyone is really too concerned about DDT harming the soil itself. DDT, like organic mercury compounds, bioaccumulates up the food chain. Contaminated soil is sequestered to prevent it from contaminating insects and animals and then humans. Hence, the trade-off: DDT in the ecosystem, or killing soil and rebuilding it with compost and time.
- MangoToupe 9mo agoYou shouldn't call it "soil" after treating it like this. Maybe "processed earth" or something like that