[CPEO-BIF] Hydroponics in Toledo, Ohio

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Abandoned brownfield could soon be a greenfield


WTVG TV-13 News (Toledo, OH)
November 10, 2010


An old abandoned brownfield could soon be a greenfield. It's called a 
hydroponic farm, and it's a method that grows plants without using soil 
and you can grow essentially on shelves. And it may be perfect for an 
old brownfield.

A brownfield like this has abandoned for nearly a decade and now 
overgrown with weeds. This old Doehler-Jarvis property is contaminated 
with lead, arsenic, and phosphorous. But soon, this site could be a new 
hydroponic farm to increase food supply.

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For the entire article, see
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=7778802

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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