Kevin Hedahl
A lot of what happens to oil after it is dumped depends on the soil layers
under the spill. There might be a shelf of bedrock or clay a few feet below
the surface that slopes to one side, causing the oil to run straight
downhill and into a storm drain or into the river. If this is the case, one
gallon of oil can create a slick on up to 8 acres worth of water. If the
bedrock or clay is in a bowl, it can capture the oil, causing a buildup of
heavy metals (yes, that's part of what's in the gunk buildup on your chain),
polluting your yard until you are required by law to spend a ton of money
cleaning it up.
In short, don't pollute.
Metrohas a
great system for getting rid of hazardous waste. It's fast and
generally free too.
Kevin Hedahl
2008/3/7 :
> I have worked for companies that spent millions to clean up oil that was
> dumped on property, and I know a few homeowners who spent a lot because
> their oil tank had a leak. I also and aware of a guy who had to spend some
> money because when he changed his oil in his car, he used to put it on weeds
> to kill them. When he tried to sell his house, he ended up having a lot of
> his lawn carted away when the seller found the contamination. Although
> bacteria eventually eats most of the oil, it still is a contaminate. Of
> course, eventually many of the hazardous substances eventually break down,
> but it usually takes quite a while and can enter the food chian long before
> that occurs. Even radioactive substances break down .... eventually.
>
> --
>
> George Schreck
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>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: john
> Oil is for the most part able to be eaten by bacteria. Way way way
> worse is to use any pesticide or weed killing crap on your lawn. Those are
> scary chemicals. The number one polluter of our water is from Lawn
> Chemicals (big business !) and from farmers (grew up on a farm, my parents
> went organic when organic was still largely unknown, so yes we know, hell
> farmers use to spread mercury on wheat (fungicide), my grandpa was one of
> them, anything for high yield.. )
>
> Anyway, heavy metals and such are what create superfund sites, not "oil".
> Arsenic, Lead , mercury and Cadmium, etc..
> That said should probably consider specific biodegradeable oil such as
> Rohloff oil.
>
> Sewer systems are setup to clean and purify water, it best dump any sort
> of waste water down the drain.
>
> Any oil, or refractory of, should be put into the waste engine oil
> recycling.
>
> I usually clean my chain with soap and water.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "gschreckchat@comcast.net"
> To: eric aldinger ; Patrick wilder <
> patrickinportland@yahoo.com>
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org
> Sent: Friday, March 7, 2008 7:56:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Enviro-Friendly home shop Part II
>
> So you are saying you should dump hazardous waste on your lawn. I guess
> you can create your own superfund site.
>
> Seriously, that is a incredibly poor suggestion. We spend billions to
> clean up issues like that and to prevent additional instances from ocurring
> and you advocate doing it on purpose.
>
> --
>
> George Schreck
> gschreckchat@comcast.net
> (503) 502-0425
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "eric aldinger"
> Shouldn't a lawn act to filter waste water, as long as you are not doing
> the work in the rain? Makes your top soil contaminated, but your children's
> children won't be farming there anyway.
>
> 2008/3/6 Patrick wilder :
>
> > To follow up on yesterday's post:
> > Sounds like there are a lot of unhappy wives out there with grease
> > stains on their $100 jeans!!
> >
> > I'm not a totally tree hugger here but lately I've been thinking about
> > the impact of my own bike waste. Questions I've been thinking about:
> >
> > What happens to the waste water when I wash the rags? Is this really
> > acceptable? Where do I dump the grime after degreasing a chain. Not to
> > mention the countless brake pads I go through a year. Are those even
> > recyclable? Rotors and disc brake pads, old torn up seats, I've just been
> > thinking lately that it seems wrong for that crap to just end up in a land
> > fill. Guess I was looking for something a bit more in terms of a
> > discussion.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ~Patrick
> >
> >
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