Articles for Soil Testing

FEMA rejects call by Newsom’s office to test soil in fire areas for toxic contaminants
1 month, 1 week ago

FEMA rejects call by Newsom’s office to test soil in fire areas for toxic contaminants

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s chief disaster officer on Wednesday urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reconsider its decision to forgo post-cleanup soil testing for the Los Angeles County wildfires. But FEMA said last week that it would not order soil testing, a long-standing approach to ensure properties meet California safety standards for toxic chemicals. “Without adequate soil testing, contaminants caused by …

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FEMA doubles down on its decision to not test soil as part of wildfire cleanup
1 month, 2 weeks ago

FEMA doubles down on its decision to not test soil as part of wildfire cleanup

LA Times  

In the face of mounting backlash from wildfire survivors and California elected officials, federal disaster agencies are defending their decision to forgo soil testing after cleanup crews remove debris from properties that burned in the Los Angeles County fires. Follow-up soil testing — conducted after every major wildfire in California since 2007 — is intended to ensure that properties are …

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Feds won’t test soil after L.A. wildfire cleanup, potentially leaving contamination behind
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Feds won’t test soil after L.A. wildfire cleanup, potentially leaving contamination behind

LA Times  

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday that it won’t order soil testing at properties damaged by the Eaton and Palisades fires after they have been cleaned by private federal contractors — breaking with a long-standing safeguard to ensure no lingering contamination is left behind after wildfires. VIDEO | 01:59 Feds won’t test soil after L.A. wildfire cleanup Share …

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Soil testing clears path for Lko’s Awadh Crossing underpass
3 months ago

Soil testing clears path for Lko’s Awadh Crossing underpass

Hindustan Times  

The long-awaited two-lane underpass at Awadh Crossing has officially moved into high gear, with soil testing confirming the project’s feasibility. Once completed, the 887.36-metre-long underpass will connect Hardoi Road with VIP Road, easing bottlenecks at Awadh Crossing The soil testing report, which validates the quality and load-bearing capacity of the area, ensures a stable foundation for the underpass’s supporting pillars. …

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Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project to Transform Urban Transport by Dec. 2027
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project to Transform Urban Transport by Dec. 2027

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project, a transformative infrastructure initiative aimed at modernising urban transport in Odisha’s capital, is projected for completion by December 2027. According to project plans, metro trains will be available every 10 minutes to accommodate commuters, aiming to ease daily travel challenges and promote a shift toward public transport. In conjunction with the metro rail project, …

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Dharmapuri farmers not keen on getting soil health tested
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Dharmapuri farmers not keen on getting soil health tested

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: The Soil Testing Laboratory in Dharmapuri is promoting a scientific approach to farming by analysing the soil and recommending supplements to improve soil health. According to data from the Agriculture Department, between 2019 and 2024, a total of 73,999 people conducted soil testing and 37,971 people conducted water sample testing. Speaking to TNIE, J Prathapan, Tamil Nadu Agriculturist Laborers …

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Officials trying to complete soil testing before onset of southwest monsoon in Andhra Pradesh
10 months, 1 week ago

Officials trying to complete soil testing before onset of southwest monsoon in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

At a time when the India Meteorological Department officials are busy forecasting the schedule of the southwest monsoon, the agriculture officials are trying to complete the process of testing soil samples and issuing Soil Health Cards to farmers before the onset of rainy season and khairf operations. According to information available with the Agriculture Department as of May 20, 2024, …

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IIT Kanpur Develops Portable Soil Testing Device That Detects Soil Health Under 2 Minutes
3 years, 3 months ago

IIT Kanpur Develops Portable Soil Testing Device That Detects Soil Health Under 2 Minutes

News 18  

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has developed a portable testing device that can detect the soil health in just 90 seconds through a mobile application using merely five grams of the soil as sample. This first-of-its-kind invention is based on near Infrared spectroscopy technology that provides real-time soil analysis report on smartphones with an embedded mobile application, named Bhu …

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Salem villagers oppose soil testing for expressway
6 years, 6 months ago

Salem villagers oppose soil testing for expressway

Deccan Chronicle  

SALEM: Tension prevailed for several hours as scores of villagers from in and around Salem protested against carrying out soil tests being undertaken for the proposed 277-km long, Rs 10,000 crore eight-lane Green Corridor Salem-Chennai expressway project on Friday. On hearing the news about the test, the villagers rushed to the spot and burst into a heated argument with persons …

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Living and working at Maralinga, the legacy of Britain's atomic bomb testing on Australian soil
6 years, 7 months ago

Living and working at Maralinga, the legacy of Britain's atomic bomb testing on Australian soil

ABC  

Maralinga holds a unique and controversial place in Australia's history, but for Leon and Diane Ashton, it represents a time in their lives when they had a whole town to themselves. Mr Ashton calls the testing range the "forward area". During periods of drought, Mr Ashton would provide local camels with drinking water "A camel or something could quite happily …

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3 years after announcement, digital soil-testing labs yet to see light of day
6 years, 9 months ago

3 years after announcement, digital soil-testing labs yet to see light of day

Hindustan Times  

Three years back, the Centre announced to equip gram panchayats with digital soil testing labs to provide the facility at the farmers’ doorsteps. Three years on, not a single soil testing laboratory has been set up in Rajasthan’s Barmer and Jaisalmer districts, following which farmers are still using the traditional methods due to which uncertainty looms large over the quality …

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Brain-damaging lead levels near battery plant found as high as 100 times above health limits
8 years, 8 months ago

Brain-damaging lead levels near battery plant found as high as 100 times above health limits

LA Times  

Jose Gomez in the front yard of his home where he has lived for 10-years along the 1100 block of S. Hicks in East Los Angeles. Homes, schools and at least one day-care center near a shuttered Vernon battery recycler are contaminated with higher levels of brain-damaging lead than previously disclosed, with soil samples at one property as much as …

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Set up expert panels to boost agriculture: Modi | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Set up expert panels to boost agriculture: Modi | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Suratgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked Niti Aayog and state governments to set up expert committees on agriculture to work out a common minimum programme for providing a boost to the sector. Launching the Soil Health Card scheme, Modi said that he has directed Niti Aayog and the states to set up high-powered expert committees on the agriculture sector. …

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