[USCC] Contaminated park brings end to community garden plan

Tue May 5 09:14:45 CDT 2009

Here in Grand Valley Ontario we performed a bio-remediation project to clean up a fuel oil tanker spill around a former C0-OP site using deep layers of leaf mulch under sown with a compost inoculant that contained very high levels of archaeobacteria. The surrounds of the site are planted with a belt of trees, Hybrid Poplars, Red Oak and Sugar Maples to penetrate lower levels and act as a measure of control for any missed plugs over the long term. They actual site was non detectable in two years of this process and is now in the process of being set aside for park space.

Regards Peter Turrell

Millennium Institution

Grand Valley Ontario

Canada L0N 1G0

519-928-9997

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> There are probably phytoremediation choices that can be used for the lead.? The hydrocarbons might be biodegradable and so getting the pH ,N,P,K, etc into the ranges that promote microbial life might work.? Then just sow a crop that can be easily checked for Pb.? It could take several years, but the lead is the more difficult problem to remediate, yet probably doable for reasonable cost.
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> It could become a learning center until the lead is diminished.
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> Barbara Emeneau
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> Any info out there about organic remediation of contaminated soil?
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> Contaminated park brings end to community garden plan
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> Stanley Avenue Park, in Ottawa's New Edinburgh neighbourhood, was 
> fenced off last week after soil tests showed high levels of lead and 
> hydrocarbons.
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> According to the city, the waiting lists for garden plots in most of 
> Ottawa's neighbourhoods are two years long.
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> full story...http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/04/30/ 
> ottawa-090430-soil-contamination.html
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