Beyond breathing life into your walls, we also attempt to take the poison out of your garden soil, all in a bid to make the environment safe for you and your family. The challenge of widespread soil contamination in New York is a huge one. Public and private researchers alike have published numerous reports that …
A brief overview of soil remediation techniques. Soil remediation is the reduction of contaminant concentrations within the soil. The goal of soil remediation is to bring the contaminants down to a level that is suitable for use. For example, if the soil in your backyard is too contaminated to grow anything, you will have to …
If you are having trouble growing plants in a particular soil, there is a chance that soil has been depleted. Soil depletion can happen for a number of different reasons. The first reason is that the water can become saline due to excess salts. Chemicals can also negatively affect soil. If too many agricultural chemicals …
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Lead poisoning has been in the news in recent years. In Flint, Michigan, and east of Chicago, Indiana, contamination of water and soil has exposed tens of thousands of people, including children, to disturbing concentrations of lead. These cities are not alone. More than a million children go to school in public schools in New …
Reading through the Brownstoner.com forum , there are numerous stories of New York residents who have faced the challenge of lead contamination. The narrative isn’t unique for the forum users. Virtually all homeowners in New York have been hit by the reality of lead contamination. Many homeowners were shocked to learn that they require soil remediation …
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Brooklyn is home to many great things. But previous manufacturing practices and reduced environmental management have subjected Brooklyn residents to a real hazard. This hazard affects our children, our pets and even adults, even in small quantities. That hazard? Lead. Brooklyn soil has been researched and it’s not looking good for its residents. It appears …
We haven’t found a single New York yard that didn’t have high levels of lead. We remediate the soil by removing the top layer, capping the contaminated soil and bringing in fresh organic soil.
An article about the adverse effects of soil lead contamination on children’s health was recently published on WNYC. As a green builder involved in garden soil lead remediation this was very interesting to us. Perhaps it is the spring weather driving children outdoors in droves, but Eco Brooklyn has been receiving a number of inquiries …
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Eco Brooklyn is gearing up for its Spring Soil Remediation Projects. A potential client has sent us their Soil Testing Report and it was time to refresh our knowledge on key components of soil contamination and remediation. The level of contamination in their report will require root barriers and the addition of six inches of …
Do you ever think about where all that water goes when it rains? In a natural system, most rainwater gets absorbed in the ground where it falls. It gradually flows, or percolates, through the soil until it reaches the water table (the point in which an underground area is saturated with water.) As the water percolates through the …
