Through her organization CCOAL, Robin Brown distributes information about lead safety and provides a place for parents to ask questions and learn. (Spectrum News 1 / Nora McKeown)
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How those impacted by lead poisoning in Cleveland are working to make a dif­ference
By Nora McKeown Cleveland
PUBLISHED 2:15 PM ET Nov. 20, 2024

“The people of Butte have already been exposed for decades longer than other populations, with a cleanup rate unheard of at any comparable site exposed to lead from smelting,” he said. “EPA is proposing to allow 15 years to [sample soils and interior dust] and 25 to remediate.

Butte nun forms watchdog group to ensure proper lead cleanup in Butte

By: Meagan Thompson

Posted 7:39 PM, Nov 19, 2024

Ian Robinson Shreveport Times

The City of Shreveport's Department of Water and Sewerage has been chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency to join the Get the Lead Out Initiative, as announced in a Thursday news release.

On Tuesday, Open Buffalo, Massachusetts Avenue Project, and Citizen Science Community Resources revealed soil testing results, showing many yards on the Eastside have high lead levels

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Posted 8:14 PM, Nov 19, 2024

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An estimated 30% of pipes delivering water to New York City buildings may have lead – and now there’s a

November 19, 2024 

Lead isotopes 204Pb, 206Pb, 207Pb and 208Pb are well known as a “fingerprint” tool for tracing the sources of Pb pollution (Komárek et al., 2008). Generally, European and U.S. leaded gasoline differed in Pb isotopes.