Rusty Metal and the enviorment

37chief · Aug 18, 2011

This is the second time I heard this about rusty metal in contact to the ground causing some sort of problem. If that is the case I have a real problem. Most of Dad's old farming equipment is not used, and is sitting on the ground rusting. What about galvanized metal in contact with the ground. I would think galvanized iron has some real nasty stuff comming off of it. Any thoughts Stan

r aiken · Aug 18, 2011

yes that is what they said back in the 1800,s when thwy invented the steel plow.
I have a lot of equipment and it is bad for the eneiorment, there are deer, coons, ground hoge, rabets, fox, geese, and ouher animals everywhere hideing there.

HP 28-50 · Aug 18, 2011

ENCORE!!
I appreciate your dedication to America's natural resources. I've been a country boy my whole life and must agree. If the bureaucrats would only realize what rural America is and take a look at it from this side of the fence I don't think their vision would be as scued.

Janicholson · Aug 18, 2011

In no way does the small amount of alloy found in the metal, Chrome, Molybdenum, Vanadium, and the iron itself, make a substantial difference. Galvanized metal can only contribute Zink, and Iron. The zink is problematic in that it can concentrate at the eves of a building.
Most soils contain far more of each of these than is rubbing off. Jim

RGMartin · Aug 18, 2011

(quoted from post at 16:46:10 08/18/11) This is the second time I heard this about rusty metal in contact to the ground causing some sort of problem. If that is the case I have a real problem. Most of Dad's old farming equipment is not used, and is sitting on the ground rusting. What about galvanized metal in contact with the ground. I would think galvanized iron has some real nasty stuff comming off of it. Any thoughts Stan

A classic product of the "government education system". Where exactly do you think Zn and Fe come from?

Zinc oxide is the main ingredient in most sunscreens. Iron oxide dangerous???, laughable... Maybe if you give yourself a deep puncture wound and stuff it full of rusty metal bits.

Dean · Aug 18, 2011

BINGO!

Dean

ShadetreeRet · Aug 18, 2011

Weathered and deteriorating metal is not nearly as dangerous as the BS the government and environmentalists are putting out!
When I was a kid I would ride to town every Saturday with Dad to deliver eggs. While he was catching up with the latest at the feed and seed store, I would walk about a block down the street to the bridge over the railroad. Then most locomotives were still steam powered and after two or three trains went through town, you couldn't see across the street for the coal smoke! People in cities heated their houses with coal and late in the afternoon you could smell kerosene in most neighborhoods because many used kerosene cook stoves. And they are concerned with pollution now?

old · Aug 18, 2011

Ya the gov. egg heads are not smart enough to understand iron comes out of the ground as does copper gold silver lead etc etc. So if old iron or sheet metal cause problems then we are all in it deep. Shoot in this area there where lead mines for decades so maybe we are in bad trouble here with the water etc.

Ken Macfarlane · Aug 19, 2011

Most older paint is far worse for health than a little iron oxide. Red used to contain cadmium I believe? White had lead oxide, now is titanium dioxide.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 19, 2011

There is probably a little to it, but prolly the biggest reason behind this stuff is bubba not cleaning up his yard and quoting his constitutional rights to be a slob and drive down the neighbor's property value....... I drove around back home after being away for 20+ years and saw some of the same cars and junk setting in yards and on places that was there when I left........

NEKS · Aug 19, 2011

OOP'S I remember mom feeding me iron pills when I ws a little sh!t. Oversize red pill. No wonder I hang around old iron. I crave it.

randy hall · Aug 19, 2011

are you a student of al gore and the rest of the global warming idiots?

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