[Terrapreta] Roundup

[Richard Haard]

(if) ?

This is all armchair reasoning

If you are indeed concerned then a simple test for residual effects of  
roundup in soil / charcoal mixtures would be simple and quick. From my  
own experience I have found even a trace of clay colloid suspended in  
spray water will neutralize herbicidal properties of roundup.


On May 28, 2008, at 6:10 AM, Michael Bailes wrote:

> Dear Nikolaus,
> So given this possibility (adsorption, absorption etc) do you think  
> it would be advisable for all TP practitioners to be organic?
> Perhaps this advice should be given to newcomers?
> m
>
> 2008/5/27 Nikolaus Foidl <nfoidl at desa.com.bo>:
> Dear Michael¨
>
> (.snip)
>
> I repeat and generalize, if charcoal is as well a adsorber and  
> absorber for
> all those chemicals and serves as a temporal storage of un degraded
> chemicals and releases those to soil and plants and keeps the chain of
> reintroduction of  un degraded chemicals going, we have to think  
> again about
> the role of charcoal in industrial agriculture.
>
> Best regards Nikolaus
>
>
>
> Michael the Archangel
> "Politicians will never solve The Problem;
> because they don't realise they are The Problem.".
> -Robert ( Bob ) Parsons 1995
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