Announcements and Key Topics

This site has been selected to receive funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to perform cleanup of the site. The funds will be used to excavate and dispose of lead-contaminated soil at residential properties, including places where children live and play. Young children are at most risk for possible lead poisoning. EPA is already working to sample and clean ...
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Background

In 2018, an Emory University doctoral student shared data with the EPA showing elevated lead levels collected from soil samples in Atlanta’s Westside. Additional research by the EPA led to ...
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