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activities that rely upon Portland cement and other add mixtures. The urease required for EICP may be extracted from vegetation or other plant products (e.g., soy beans or jack beans) or from microbial or fungal sources. EICP has been shown to yield unconfined compressive strengths of up to 20 TSF in sandy soils with as little as 1 percent precipitated calcite (by dry weight of soil). EICP may be accomplished by mixing and compacting the soil or by percolating the EICP solution into the ground. Precipitation of 1 percent calcite by weight will not in itself significantly reduce the permeability of the soil, facilitating percolation of the EICP solution into the ground. However, if low permeability is desired along with high strength and low erodibility, adding small amounts of sodium bentonite has been shown to significantly reduce the permeability of the improved soil. EICP may also be useful for fugitive dust control and improving low volume roads.