In article ss,
"gunner" wrote:

It is outdated information and this is a dead horse you guys are beating.

This mine waste product everyone continues to disparge hasn't been around
since 2006
when the brand was sold and the ingredients changed. There is nothing
harmful in Ironite products today.

Two years out of date? Get Real. What do yo want the last six days?

Bill

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Read it and weep.

This from a bush EPA. Yikes.

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Release of Heavy Metals from Ironite®
Ironite® is a common fertilizer made from mine tailings available at any
lawn and garden store. The presence of heavy metals in Ironite® has
resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due
to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead.
Bioavailable arsenic released from Ironite® is dependent on its
mineralogical form. Previous work sponsored by the producer of Ironite®
identified the arsenic bearing phase as arsenopyrite with the conclusion
that arsenic in that form does not pose an ecological threat. However, a
closer look with EXAFS has identified the arsenic phase within Ironite®
as scorodite-like. Scorodite is more soluble than arsenopyrite, in fact,
the dissolved arsenic released from scorodite can exceed the US drinking
water standard. In addition to the data collected at Argonne National
Labs in February 2005 that identified arsenate sorbed to iron oxides as
the dominant arsenic bearing phase, secondary identification techniques
are currently being used to confirm this finding such as
thermogravimetric analysis and Mössbauer spectroscopy.
Contacts:
Kirk Scheckel, 513/487-2865
Aaron Williams, 513/487-2878
Christopher Impelliteri, 513/487-2872
Thabet Tolaymat, 513/487-2860
James Ryan, 513/569-7653
(EIMS#135367)


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Mine waste Good radioactive waste better. Spoken goatlike.
Sheesh...

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA