Hau Jay, as you said atoms normally are the base. Compounds are made of multiple atoms bound together by electrical bonds, the stronger the bonding the more stable the compound, water is a fine example of this property. In soil remediation we are looking to get rid of contaminants, not just gather them to respread them for food plants to take in. Lead is able to replace other, beneficial atoms in the hu.an or other organisms, in humans the most affected area is the brain, nothing good will happen when lead takes the place of the intended atom our bodies need. Hope that helps.
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Part Nakota, part Irish. The Nakota took over long ago but still lives in two worlds, the European world and the first people's world. He lives on a small (15 + acres) piece of mother earth deep in the woods. Was trained in the cooper's arts as a child, since the family owned a cooperage. He has been a carpenter, and timber wright but love all aspects of farming.He holds a BS in Chemistry and Biology and a MS in Horticulture. Worked for the USDA for 16 years. Then PHD in Microbiology defended. Redhawk and his wife Wolf are setting up to be fully self sustaining, growing all their own foods and collecting rain water. "Soon we will be self sustaining and closer to being off the grid" he said when asked about future plans. They continue their own research both in Agriculture and soils with the hope to make the world more like it used to be, before mankind began screwing up the Earth Mother. This is the only way humankind will survive, we must fix what we have broken.
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