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cosmodyseeus wrote:So I'm assuming the soil is contaminated rather heavily with whatever the groundwater is contaminated with.....

Not necessarily. Groundwater can pick up additional contaminants that are not yet significantly present at any particular soil site, such as late-arriving cyanide plumes. And gardens are known to reflect the effects of episodic air pollution which due to latency and distribution patterns may not have yet entered the groundwater. In some cases soil sites can have significantly high concentrations of insoluble contaminants which are not necessarily present in high concentrations in groundwater since the "napas" may serve as ineffective transport mechanisms.

cosmodyseeus wrote:I saw a video of some militant crazyness (tanks gi joe lookin dudes running around etc) in La Serena in 2009 a second ago is this something to worry about as of late?

I've been here about 3 1/2 months, and haven't seen anything like that. But there is a group of kids that walk by here that like to throw rocks and break windows. They broke 2 here a few days ago, and there are a few holes in the wall from near misses. I was also walking behind them one day, and they started throwing rocks at cars that were passing by. But for the most part, I usually feel pretty safe around here.

thisisreallycomplicated wrote:. But there is a group of kids that walk by here that like to throw rocks and break windows. They broke 2 here a few days ago, and there are a few holes in the wall from near misses.

Where's the crazy lady with the shotgun when you need her?