At Least One in Four US Residential Yards Exceeds New EPA Lead Soil Level Guideline
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release:
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Nearly 40% of households exceed safety recommendations where multiple lead sources may exist. Remediation with standard techniques at this scale could cost more than $1 trillion nationally
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Roughly one in four U.S. households have soil exceeding the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead screening levels of 200 parts per million . . .
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Nearly 40% of households exceed safety recommendations where multiple lead sources may exist. Remediation with standard techniques at this scale could cost more than $1 trillion nationally
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Roughly one in four U.S. households have soil exceeding the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead screening levels of 200 parts per million . . .