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RE: Polymer gel
Hi Fran,
In response to your question about polymer gels, I'm sending links to a
couple of articles regarding possible environmental impacts of the
degradation products.
This is the latest article:
http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:8Z4nPOlfkesJ:faculty.washington.edu
/lin
dacs/myths/hydrogels2.pdf+are+soil+hydrogels+safe&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
This is the original article:
http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:EoPwTgyz7QsJ:www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~
Lind
a%2520Chalker-Scott/Horticultural%2520Myths_files/Myths/Hydrogels.pdf+ar
e+so
il+hydrogels+safe&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
It seems worth recommending the gel that Lon is using but avoiding the
polymers.
Best,
Miranda Smith
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