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EXHIBITA— PAGE A6 <br /> ash, nitrogen, phosphorus, heavy metals, inert contaminants, pesticide residues) <br /> and this information will be utilized to construct recipes for operating the <br /> compost facility. <br /> 10. Carbon/Nitrogen ratio of existing yard waste stream <br /> We will contract with a soil lab which will perform reliable tests on feedstock at <br /> the outset of the project and at different audit times. Carbon/Nitrogen ratio, is <br /> part of the characterization process discussed earlier. JPLEE and its <br /> subcontractors will establish proper sample collection protocols so that <br /> participating operators can supply the most accurate feedstock sample for <br /> testing. <br /> 11. Carbon/Nitrogen ratio if food waste is added to waste stream <br /> The JPL team will develop and put in place protocols for compost that does and <br /> does not have food waste added. We recognize that there can be challenges <br /> when incorporating food waste into the feedstock stream of a compost <br /> operation. Therefore, we will identify: the available food waste; potential <br /> contaminants; frequency of food waste loads arriving to the facility; and optimal <br /> means to accept, inspect, prep, and incorporate food waste into the composting <br /> process. <br /> 12. Test density, porosity, water retention, organic content, microbial biomass, and <br /> fungal to bacterial ratio of amended soil. <br /> JPL team members will partner with a soil lab to perform testing to judge the <br /> quality of the amended soil. We will determine the mixing ratios of soil and <br /> compost and the impact of that ratio on the above referenced characteristics. <br /> This will allow for multiple applications and uses ranging from garden mixes, turf <br /> establishment, urban soil remediation, impervious surface to green space <br /> conversions. <br /> 13. Composting Markert Ability <br /> JPL will develop educational materials that will provide end users proper <br /> guidance to best utilize compost for their specific application. <br /> a. Horticultural uses of compost <br /> The JPL team will assist operators to develop communiques that provide <br /> nurseries and growers with sufficient information about the compost <br /> characteristics that have the most impact on potting media such as moisture <br /> retention curves, cation exchange capacity, pH buffering capacity, seedling <br /> germination rates. The need for a consistent product is paramount for <br /> horticultural growers. <br /> 5 <br />