Results from the soil testing should be available next week, the chief said Wednesday.

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He hasn't been able to lay a new foundation, he said, because the national government keeps changing the requirements for soil testing and foundation design in his zone.

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"It is important to note that based on water, soil and sediment testing already conducted, there is no indication of any risk to the public health or public safety, " the FBI said.

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Methods of testing the soil "with minimal intrusion" are available, the sheriff's office said, and will be able to determine "with a high degree of reliability" whether bodies are buried there.

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Walking into the former Apollo testing facility, you'll almost certainly catch glimpses of martian rovers, soil samples and an assortment of scientific testing devices.

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She was required to get a permit retroactively, which eventually required payments to seven different County agencies and at one point required, for a reason she never understood, the collection and testing of a soil sample.

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They have been testing a laser system for measuring lunar dust and soil kicked up by rocket exhausts, and while using precipitation as a substitute to calibrate the laser, they found they could measure the average size of raindrops passing through it.

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After reviewing soil samples uncovered by Dostie, a team of Oak Ridge scientists recently traveled to the ranch for further testing.

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But that harshness makes Antarctica the perfect outdoor laboratory for testing theories about the relationship between the earth's climate and the creatures that live in the soil.

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