Presented To You By: Kyle, Catey, Emily, Kobe, Josh, Mary, Susannah, Chris, and Ashley Soil utions • Salinity • Compaction • Erosion • Lead
Mar 28, 2015
Presented To You By:Kyle, Catey, Emily, Kobe, Josh, Mary, Susannah, Chris, and Ashley
Soilu
tions
• Salinity• Compaction• Erosion• Lead
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At the UVM campus there is a lot of snow. Road salt is used to melt it and
create safer walking conditions.
When runoff washes away salt, it increases the salinity of nearby soil and kills grass alongside walkways that have
been salted.
Salinity
Above, >6 cm deep
Above, 0-6 cm deep
Below, >6 cm deep
Below, 0-6 cm deep
00.20.40.60.8
11.21.4
Soil Conductivity
Day 1Day 3
Sample depths and location relative to sidewalkCon
du
ctiv
ity
(ms)
More
Salt
More Salt
Less Salt
Less Salt
+Compaction
Walking on a compacted path.
Cars can cause compaction.
Compaction kills grass.
Soil that has been closely packed down is considered compacted. You can find compaction on footpaths and cut corners. Compaction increases run off and soil erosion, fouling waters.
+ErosionErosion is the washing away of soil by the flow of water. This is often found sloped areas and where water runoff flows most often.
These photos show a sloped section of grass being eroded by runoff from a drainage pipe.
+SolutionsRain gardens also divert water from becoming runoff and encourage permeation, reducing erosion.
Depositing large rocks can help hold soil in place and encourage water to permeate into the ground.
Paving over cow paths can reduce the effects of compaction.
Planting flowers and fencing off areas can keep people and equipment off, preventing compaction.
+The History of Lead
Health Effects:- Madness, death, sterility and infertilityHistorical Uses:- Cosmetics, paints, food seasoning, wine preservatives,
silverware, dishes, coins, plumbing, smoking pipes, bullets, sinkers, glass, and protection from radioactivity
Recent Uses:- Lead paint, leaded gasoline, lead acid batteries1921- National Lead Company admits lead is a poison1978- Lead-based house paint banned1986- Clean Air Act bans sale of leaded gasoline
References: http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/History+of+Lead+Usehttp://www.epa.gov/history/topics/perspect/lead.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Tetraethyllead The Elements, Theodore Gray
+ Pearl House12 Colchester Ave
Burlington, VT
• One of the oldest frame structures in Burlington• Built in 1789• Sold in 1794 as a 50 acre plot to Col. Pearl• 1856-1906- known as the Foote House• 1874-81- was remodeled in Victorian fashion• 1919- bought by UVM on 1.5 acres• 1989- restored to its original style• 1998- opened as a daycare center- soil removal to
reduce lead in play area• Today- used as a math building
Reference: http://www.uvm.edu/histpres/HPJ/burl1830/streets/university/pearl.html, Email- Vince
+Map of Soil SamplesPaint on this house contains 24,400 ppm lead
+Pearl House Lead Levels
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 140
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40
60
80
100
120
Remediated Soil: Percent Below De-tection Level
Distance from house in meters
Perc
ent
ppm
lead b
elo
w
dete
cti
on levels
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90
10
20
30
40
50
60
Non-Remediated Soil: Percent Below Detection Level
Distance from house in meters
Perc
ent
ppm
lead b
elo
w
dete
cti
on levels
+Pearl House Lead Levels
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90
200
400
600
800
1000
f(x) = − 91.1117602510008 x + 732.137866493563R² = 0.720238913243309
Non-Remediated Soil: Average PPM
Distance from the house in metersAvera
ge p
pm
of
lean in s
oil
sam
ple
s
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 140
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Remediated Soil: Average PPM
Distance from house in meters
Avera
ge p
pm
of
lead in s
oil
sam
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