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Originally Posted by DMAN
Some people get land and don't not what has been dumped. And yess if you watch the levels of hydrocarbons. Ive seen 2500ppm go down to 200ppm in 3 months. So yes with a little work you can reclaim your land. Oyster mushrooms will do this, and from what I know I would have know problem eating them. Many other things do this as well so if you have the right combination of spores you can really do wonders.
As for testing I have a probe with a little water I can see almost everything in there. There are a few test though, and they can all be done at home. heres a link, though this is not the tool I use, they some it up . http://www.lamotte.com/pages/soil/index.html We can do these things and much more. WHy even work on the land if you could not fix it, and eat, and live?! the key word is RECLAIM
build your own kit http://soils.usda.gov/SQI/assessment/test_kit.html
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Last I checked the LaMotte soil test kit was around $800. I send samples to the testing lab, they test for 12 different minerals, get the results back to me within a week, and charge $20. I wouldn't mind having the LaMotte kit, but I don't mind paying the lab $20.
I'm familiar with Paul Stamets' work with oyster mushrooms. But y'know, there really isn't any need to try to grow food on contaminated land; there's plenty of clean land around. Decontaminate soil and grow a lawn or ornamentals, not food. Grow food on clean land.