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"The thread seems fine to me. Asked a reasonably specific question that hasn't been answered in the long (yet strangely empty) enviro chem thread. Though I guess you one-thread, dead puppy Nazis might disagree..."

haha that was so funny, and thanks!

um but one other question was what the regional ...

in the rules for enviromental chemistry B division, it talks about how we will have to test for soil contaminants? it also says that hazardous materials will not be used, but materials to simulate them will be. what does this mean? and how can we prepare for it?

do any of you know what the division B event for this will entail?
what types of written things do we need to know?
any help is needed, and thanked!

"It is the same event every year. The only rule change since 2003 was really just a clarification. The use of symbols has always been prohibited, but you are now allowed to use symbols that appear anywhere on a standard keyboard"

you can also use other symbols, so long as, before you write the ...

for those of you that hav ecompeted in trail events...
was the soil testing mostly test or book stuff, or did you actually have to test the soil with different insturments? and if so, what insturments were they?

just to let you all know, this year env. chem. is all about soil for division B.

But does anyone know if, to practice, we need a soil testing kit? and if so, where can we get one, and what types of insturments should be included? like, how do you test for hazardous chemicals in a soil sample? and ...

Does anyone know what Environmental Chemistry for B division is all about this year?
Also, how are we to test for chemicals in the soil?
And are lettuce, tomatoes, and corn the only vegetables that we have to know the nutrients needed for?
Thanks!