When disaster strikes and the reconstruction begins, not many people know that there is a danger lurking in their yards and on their land. In this slideshow you will get a brief into the dangers of attempting to grow food after a disaster hits, and ways of solving the problem, in a relatively inexpensive manner.

1. Stop!
Don't Grow Food After A Disaster
Unless you follow these tips first...

2. Natural & Man-made Disasters Are A
Fact of Life

3. And Afterwards We Have To Deal
With The Consequences...

4. But If Life Returns To Normal Too Quickly
without much thought about soil safety...

5. But There Is A Solution...

6. Environmental Cleanup

7. But Large-Scale Cleanup is
Expensive!
Expensive:
● Removing soil from site
● Electrokinetic remediation
● Soil washing, Etc.

8. Is there a better way ?
For the 99%???

9. Crowdsource It!
Community-organized cleanup
Using Inexpensive Techniques Available For All
● Bioremediation
● Phytoremediation

10. Bioremediation
The use of bacteria and fungi and plants to
break down or degrade toxic chemical
compounds.
Phytoremediation
Approximately 350 plant species, aka
hyperaccumulators, uptake toxic materials.
● Sunflowers: radioactive cesium, lead, etc.
● Water hyacinth: arsenic

11. Drawbacks
Only treats surface soil (root zone)
Cleanup can be slow
BUT...

12. The Process Can Be Accelerated!

13. Microbially-Enhanced
Phytoremediation
Via bio-stimulation, various
strains of bacteria can
accelerate plant growth rate
and mass of plants.

14. The Result
● Food Safe to Eat
● Parks Safe to Play
● Land Safe to Enjoy

15. Learn More At:
The EPA's Citizen's Guide to Phytoremediation
The EPA's Citizen's Guide to Bioremediation
Buy microbes for contaminated soil cleanup at the Biodyne Midwest Store
Learn more about microbial biostimulation at from Biodyne Midwest's Environoc
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