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Soil pH Shock: What Water Does in 7 Days | Lubbock News
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A junior-year student drops jaw-dropping science on soil health, revealing how irrigation water pH can radically alter soil chemistry in just one week—using extreme water samples from pH 3 to 12. Her findings, rooted in a lifelong fascination sparked by a seventh-grade wildlife class, expose a silent crisis in agriculture: billions lost yearly due to soil pH imbalances. With a seven-day experiment showing dramatic shifts, she’s sounding the alarm for farmers—unhealthy soil doesn’t just hurt one crop, it haunts future harvests. Her next step? Tracking long-term effects to help growers protect their most vital resource.
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