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KEY YO PLATES l2 AND 13 WE PERlonlc TABLE

l Nydmoln (Nl ls In exmmely maalla ano lame
gaseous elemenl. lno numhuv ol lle. lons ol lnls
alamenl aelelmllle lne pH ol solls. log-mel mm In.
nydroxyl lonz) Yadlcal in alkallno aleas Hydrwln
eomolnos ulln st oral anal elamems .na algarllo
suoslallces (0 mm acres ll ls a polenllelly lnllalllmaola
llgnl gas, now leelaoao oy nelluln lll oalloans ano
allslllos. Soma elanls, .sooclelly algae ane lusnee
can "Inspire nyelooell. and in so many oleall down
lne nelaoenelea nydloealoons mar ale usee ln
paslmer ano nemloloes

Hydlooen eomolm wllh oxygen as nyoloxyl low)
ol Waler lll,ul. me has: gasuaus allo lloula elemenls.
ll ls lne oonoellllallon ol N~ or om ions ’ll seluuons
lnal declaas llle pH ol was and walel. Nydlugln
oomolnee wlln carbon as memano (CHa) ls emllleo lly
eeeaylne humul lll inaembl: lalllessl ellylronmorlls
sua‘l as under wann ol ln oompeaeo ol boggy sons
Sum sells usually mm a rimmed plellle. and In ollen
olulsn. ynllaw. ol oomalll llan slallls ano nodular
Malnunn ls e oomponenl al malsn an, or was llorll
alum-re. usually asseelalao wlxll carbon aloxlea and
sulphul dlDXlfl! llna oases ol decumpuslllun). A
eulpnunws smell lll eumlls ls a euloa lo val—lesson
walel—logolng, alle snoulo be tuned lol planls
lnlolelenl el slaonanl walele.

a Human lull. llle llgnlosl malal. ls prumbed
meolcnlly es leolels ln eases ol hypellchve ano
alsluroea ueopla, ll may mooerale llelya lmelllsa
lranslnlssioll amass synapses. Llllllum ls louno ln plenl
and animal llssus

5. salon lal e a llaca elemenl. necessary lo log.)
me orssrlcas alle oeels. As many unlelganls also
conmln oololl. ooron pollullon ol oelsonlllg call bulk!
up lll oallaells and ell-cl planl naallll aovelsely, llsa
soap. asoeaally lll olylelles. unala anus and grains lll
panleulal can on hmurkpolsoned ln ory seasons.
Bulix al lea q/ha ls us» on low ano slasslea
leaullllowel, lulnlpl slope lull-m soll levels al- low lll
bum". Boron mm: lo oe assenllul lo we "Inspun ol
sugars in me planl. lo pollen lonneuon lllolloa lemlllyl,
and lo wll wall sllumre (llkl ulla‘uml.

Borax ls polsonous lo saoe and lo lnsecls, am: ls
useo wllh allule llorlay as an an and coellloaon
palm" Sea sadlmems (And me saal colllalll n n
Surplus boron can cause anaemla in
people, ln in s. o 75 ppm ls lu-al, our 1.0 ppm lzn oe
loxlc lo planls, II ls llkaly lo In lll loxle louals ln oly
yeels. wnala sells new oeen oanueo llonl merm-
soolmanls lnurelnesaalm. csmo, Amumn ‘96).

6. Canon «:1 la lna oasle oulmlng block (will
hydlogen, oxygen as nyalooeloonel al Illa lanlls ll ls
also-l1 lo suik as name. oomposl, ano mulch Plneo
ol hurled wesles and llnlooen or uxygln, lllalaloln
am lol oeoorlloealllen ID—ZW- llumus ensures flaw
slluclule ln bum clays Ind sands. More lnen soy.
numus inhblls upm ol pollullllg neavy malnle lleaal

 

elllee. less lllarl 7v. mly nal lrnolove loll slluolule
unless ealolunl ls Idm.

saloon oomolnas mln oxygen lo lnrrn canon «moo
gas, wnlen ls released llom alglleullure. lolasl lolllnu,
Ind lneuslly lo male lne gleennouse ollael nno
suoseouenl eenn neallno. lllle may as u elllical
aoyelsu leclol lol numnn eulylyel all eelm Wall! neas,
oo nol use bale mum. and arm numus lo mll oaloen
ln wls ls aoool saw. ol Drgamc mall-l loomousllolel.
Bxlslmg morlly as oollolos lessass llllrogen 1nd
mullloly mm 2:: lo oolaln lne moon eolrlenl or sollsl.

7, "mom on ls a malol olalll nulllenl. aw. ol me
all llsall. legumes and many nan-legumes lalael.
casuallllal lllel naue lool asmlalos Hungl, blclnrla)
mll llx AIME" lmnl .ll ll mvlybdanunl ls oreselll as a
oelalyn lo oellverl nllloeen lo ammnnli. Nllmgan as a
lolial spray ol urea Can. now-yer, muons. (M proleln
eolllenl ol omns suon as noe oy «w.

Nlllogen ls pan on all ammo awe lll-nae prolelns
ol chlmaphyll. and ol enzymes. ll ls uery mab'
olallls. ano ha: oomlnanl ell-a on olnel MIMI“ use,
or uplake Hams aosolo llillwerl ln lne lolln 01 nnlales
ol emmomurll. ale: llle planl omens [ms lo ammonla lo
creole pmlolns

ln walal ol wllll oalaella. nllroearl lomls NITHATES
wnlen el low levels are bellelloal. oul al mun layels
(mole mall on pp” ele lalnal lo young anlmals and
cmlolen. Also. mouln assume and sawaga oaclene
lullls nllleles imo NlYRlTES. llansa Nmaowamss
unlan are canoelrasswixed. Nlualas are oulldlllo up
ln all roll war-ls oelow agllculluul land. allo oeour
llelulally ln mlny dasen oole walels. Tnus. lenlllre
planls ln lne galean ax mlnlmum rllllagnn leuels; ea
nol use neauy oosee ol nllloearl lenlllzel. oul lalnal a
mooesl legumu llllelolalll cneck wa|el levels In:
numarl neallll. especially lll onserls

loo moon enlmal manure also lelaases surplus
nlllogen rnus. Mducl callle anu lun "Ilm on
oeslules. llolon ludlms asses. ol uw-Ig- ln lolasls
lo ale ln lla. orowlll, eonslelllly meesule lllllal- lmle
ln lama, walel sall ln eenlculal. oo nel nlllel nlon
llllrale levels on people lmln malnullluon, lhly can oe
lllllea oy an excess ol nllmle ln lnelr food, melee
levels lrl Eulope lE E.c slanoaml Ive 50 mn/l ln walel
lso—eo ppml. mesa lauels ale belng ammo whom
mllala lanlllsars an even nalulal mallulas are spread
on solls; emmoma lloln sow ouno le now lls,oou
llyeal ln Holland, aeeoununo lol sass ol me am lo laln
lroln Dulon souroas (NS 5 Feb no) lo numlu mes,
70% ol numnn lnlalle ‘ llorll ueoulnolee no em
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