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I am a co-PI (principal investigator) on a study examining phosphorus movement in the local environment.  As part of this study, we are looking for volunteers who would be willing to allow WSU researchers to take a series of soil samples on their residential, agricultural, or commercial property for analysis for phosphorus loads in an effort to establish a phosphorus baseline to power a loading model for urban/urbanizing watersheds.  This would be utilized to determine the likelihood of phosphorus movement when soil is disturbed (such as during construction), and we anticipate the model being adopted for use nationwide (with local modifications of course based on soil type and environmental conditions).

Participation would involve the completion of a brief survey based on a property's history and management and allowing WSU researchers to collect a series of soil samples from the property for phosphorus analysis.  We would provide the land owner/manager with a copy of their individual soil P results.

This is an anonymous study in that each soil sample would in no way be recorded or connected to any person/locatoin personally in our database by name or address, and no identifying information would ever be published or released to the public.  This is an internally funded WSU study, and has no connection to any regulatory agency (state, local, or federal).  We will not be analyzing samples to later provide data to any regulatory agency.  The purpose of this study is to adequately understand, predict, and model the fate and transport of phosphorus within the environment.  Samples and phosphorus loads would be grouped in our database based on soil type and localized management type (i.e.: lawn, flower bed, forest cover, bare soil, raised bed, garden, pasture, row crop, etc.).

We are recruiting volunteers to be considered for potential sample sites, and are interested in sampling a wide range of properties.  We need to sample pampered lawns/properties, maintained lawns/properties, unkempt lawns/properties, "average" lawns/properties, abandoned lawns/properties and all classes in-between in order to build a realistic sample distribution.  As such, I am asking you to please assist me in spreading the word to anyone located in the Zip Codes listed below who may also be willing to allow us to sample on their residential, commercial, or agricultural land.  Anyone who would like further information on the scope of this study should please feel free to contact me utilizing the contact information below.  I'm happy to give any prospective volunteer as much information as they'd like.  We will only be sampling from properties in the following Zip Codes:
ZIP_CODE

NAME

98375

Puyallup/South Hill

98374

Puyallup/South Hill

98373

Puyallup/South Hill

98446

Tacoma/Parkland

98445

Tacoma/Parkland

98443

Tacoma

98404

Tacoma

98371

Puyallup/Edgewood

98390

Sumner

98372

Puyallup/Edgewood

98424

Tacoma/Fife

98421

Tacoma

People interested in participating in this study should contact me and provide me with:
Your Name:
Contact Phone Number:
Best Time to Call:
Contact Email Address:
Zip Code:
Type of Property (i.e.: residential, commercial, agricultural):

I or a member of the study team will be in contact with all volunteers in the coming weeks.  Thank you for your consideration.

Best regards,
Brian W. Bodah, Ph.D.
Pierce County Director
Washington State University Extension
3602 Pacific Avenue, Suite 200
Tacoma, WA  98418
Phone: (253) 798-3296
Fax: (253) 798-3165
bbodah@wsu.edu

Visit us at: pierce.wsu.eduhttp://ext100.wsu.edu/pierce/

Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination.
Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.

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 On Thursday, August 20, 2015 2:14 PM, "Bodah, Brian William" <bbodah@wsu.edu> wrote:

  Participation would involve the completion of a brief survey based on a property's history and management and allowing WSU researchers to collect a series of soil samples from the property for phosphorus analysis. We would provide the land owner/manager with a copy of their individual soil P results.

  This is an anonymous study in that each soil sample would in no way be recorded or connected to any person/locatoin personally in our database by name or address, and no identifying information would ever be published or released to the public. This is an internally funded WSU study, and has no connection to any regulatory agency (state, local, or federal).  We will not be analyzing samples to later provide data to any regulatory agency.  The purpose of this study is to adequately understand, predict, and model the fate and transport of phosphorus within the environment.  Samples and phosphorus loads would be grouped in our database based on soil type and localized management type (i.e.: lawn, flower bed, forest cover, bare soil, raised bed, garden, pasture, row crop, etc.). 

  We are recruiting volunteers to be considered for potential sample sites, and are interested in sampling a wide range of properties.  We need to sample pampered lawns/properties, maintained lawns/properties, unkempt lawns/properties, "average" lawns/properties, abandoned lawns/properties and all classes in-between in order to build a realistic sample distribution.  As such, I am asking you to please assist me in spreading the word to anyone located in the Zip Codes listed below who may also be willing to allow us to sample on their residential, commercial, or agricultural land.  Anyone who would like further information on the scope of this study should please feel free to contact me utilizing the contact information below.  I'm happy to give any prospective volunteer as much information as they'd like.  We will only be sampling from properties in the following Zip Codes:
|
| ZIP_CODE |  | NAME |
| 98375 |  | Puyallup/South Hill |
| 98374 |  | Puyallup/South Hill |
| 98373 |  | Puyallup/South Hill |
| 98446 |  | Tacoma/Parkland |
| 98445 |  | Tacoma/Parkland |
| 98443 |  | Tacoma |
| 98404 |  | Tacoma |
| 98371 |  | Puyallup/Edgewood |
| 98390 |  | Sumner |
| 98372 |  | Puyallup/Edgewood |
| 98424 |  | Tacoma/Fife |
| 98421 |  | Tacoma |

|

  People interested in participating in this study should contact me and provide me with:
Your Name:
Contact Phone Number:
Best Time to Call:
Contact Email Address:
Zip Code:
Type of Property (i.e.: residential, commercial, agricultural):

  I or a member of the study team will be in contact with all volunteers in the coming weeks.  Thank you for your consideration.

Best regards,Brian W. Bodah, Ph.D.Pierce County DirectorWashington State University Extension3602 Pacific Avenue, Suite 200Tacoma, WA  98418Phone: (253) 798-3296Fax: (253) 798-3165bbodah@wsu.edu Visit us at:pierce.wsu.edu Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination.Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office. 

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