Re: brugmansia/Gasoline in soil

I would suggest that you contact your state's department of environmental 
quality or the equivalent.  I don;t know the regulations in your state so 
I can;t give advise in that area.  Be aware that gasoline is made up of a 
hundreds or more compounds-primarily hydrocarbons.  Some are very toxic.   


Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Thu, 20 May 1999, Nan Sterman wrote:

> Please excuse me if it sounds like i am yelling, I certainly don't mean to
> put you off.  Can you burn the gas?  I would guess so, but I would also
> expect it to leave a residue.  I expect that member Denise Leonard could
> answer this better than I could and since she's been following this thread,
> I expect we'll hear from her.
> 
> Yes, your Other Half was certainly trying to help and mine has done the
> same but fortunately not with gasoline.  I think that sometimes their drive
> for short term solutions overtakes their thinking about long-term
> consequences.  But such is life!!!
> 
> Nan
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> >Nan  - please don't yell at me for this question....I'm just asking for
> >educational purposes....mine.
> >
> >Can you burn the gas in the soil?  I remember as a kid my dad use to put gas
> >on fire ant hills and burn them.  Will this get rid of any of the bad parts
> >left in the soil?
> >
> >I know it sounds awful what the "other half" did....in his defense, he was
> >probably just trying to help.  Sometimes our  other half's try to be helpful
> >but they don't always think first.  I know my husband has done some
> >'not-so-great' things just to be helpful.
> >
> >Now he will know and I am sure he will never do that again.
> >
> >Kemberly McLain
> >Katy, Texas  Zone 9
> >
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