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Old 01-10-2007, 06:56 AM
 
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I have seen when I was working construction lots where we would dig up old tires, rottinged furnature, tv sets all kinds of junk that was actuall used as land fill under your $500,000 luxury house.

The worst can be the lake front homes, (Lets call it what it is, a man made rock pit), where they dug a big hole and spread it on the surrounding wetland as fill. After three years there are cracks in the walls and foundations with lay suits flying. You really have to check what you are buying and always remember there is no house you can't live without. Don't get caught up in the hype or blinded by the agent who says their mother just bought a house in this development.
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Old 01-10-2007, 01:08 PM
 
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The article needs some clarification, as the writer wasn't too educated on the source of arsenic. Arsenic was used on many farms in "dipping pits". These were large holes that were dug and filled with a solution of arsenic. Farmers - ranchers would dip their sheep, cattle and other animals in these dipping pits to eradicate fleas. Arsenic is a heavy metal that doesn't biodegrade, so these holes either grew over when no longer in use anymore or were filled in. Almost all ranchers used these dipping pits routinely on their ranches. And, most developable land in Florida was either ranch land or orange groves. Arsenic can be a big problem, much more so than the little bit of lead from shotgun shot that might be laying around.
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Old 01-10-2007, 02:41 PM
 
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Approximately 3400 cattle-dipping vats were constructed throughout Florida from 1906 through 1962. These vats were used to eradicate ticks from cattle and other live stock. The vats were constructed of concrete and were typically 30 feet long, 3 feet wide and 7 feet deep. The vats were generally filled with an Arsenic solution that killed the ticks. It is now known that the solutions used in these cattle-dipping vats are harmful to humans and areas with the vats may have contaminated ground water in their vicinity. Most where used after as pits to change oil in trucks.

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Old 01-10-2007, 04:36 PM
 
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