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Soil samples in a lab

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Soil Classifications & How to Use Them

Soil classifications are the key to construction, engineering, and agriculture. Knowing your soil type tells you how to use and improve it. And...

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Dirt road that needed soil amendments in Indiana

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What Soil Amendments Are & How to Choose Them

Soil amendments are materials that can improve earth’s strength, quality, or other properties. There are hundreds of soil amendments available, which...

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Three pails of Perma-Zyme on an unpaved, treated road in Texas

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How to Budget for Perma-Zyme

When you’re working with limited funds, every dollar counts. Perma-Zyme gives you soil stabilization that lasts longer with less maintenance, saving...

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Soil samples ready for sieve analysis testing

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How & Why We Do Sieve Analysis Tests

Sieve analysis tests help classify soil on a jobsite so contractors and engineers can better gauge how it will hold up to the job they want it to do....

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Unpaved Perma-Zyme treated road

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Why Amending Your Soil To Use Perma-Zyme Is Worth It

When you learn that your soil may need amendments to perform its best with Perma-Zyme, your first thoughts are probably: Can I still use this stuff?...

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Close-up of moist, compacted soil

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Optimum Moisture Content & How to Check It

Compaction is the most essential part of construction. It ensures that soil particles press close enough together to form a strong, load-bearing...

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Low-cost unpaved road built with Perma-Zyme soil stabilizer in Texas

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7 Tips to Lower the Cost of Building an Unpaved Road

Most rural counties construct unpaved roads because they’re far cheaper to build than paved roads. Contractors estimate that a two-lane, 24-foot wide...

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Soil testing technician performing an Atterberg limits test

10 min read

What Are the Atterberg Limits & How Do You Find Them?

Soil’s Atterberg limits are essential to know for successfully constructing roads, buildings, and other projects. But, they’re about as clear as mud...

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Mining haul trucks

8 min read

10 Simple Steps to Treat Heavy Industrial Sites With Perma-Zyme

Perma-Zyme is a soil stabilizer that’s powerful enough to withstand heavy truck and equipment traffic, yet it’s 100% organic and eco-friendly. It...

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Collage of solar, mining, construction, wind, and other industries that use Perma-Zyme for soil stabilization

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How Heavy & Renewable Industries Use Perma-Zyme

Perma-Zyme is an eco-friendly soil stabilizer that’s powerful enough to handle even the toughest projects. It binds soil particles into a hard,...

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