How to investigate toxic lead lurking in your community's soil
New resources from the Center for Public Integrity and Grist aim to teach residents and reporters how to conduct their own lead research.
Source: grist.org
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Eight ways to take action on lead contaminating your community's soil  – Center for Public Integrity
Want to make a difference? Here are 8 lead contaminating solutions you can do to make the community you live in healthier and safer.
Source: publicintegrity.org
Lead keeps poisoning children. It doesn't have to.
The main advice given to families threatened by lead exposure in toxic soil — keep your home clean — doesn't work, studies show.
Source: publicintegrity.org
Does Your Community Have Lead in Its Soil? Here's What To Do.
Lead pollution can be found in soil, dust and water. Is your local area contaminated with lead? Here's how to find out — and how to improve your environment and health, especially where there are children.
Source: kcet.org
Does Your Community Have Lead in Its Soil? Here's What to Do
Lead is not just a problem of the past. With these tips, you can help protect everyone’s future.
Source: gizmodo.com
One-third of backyard soil unsafe to grow vegies
Macquarie University/The Lighthouse New research has found Australian backyard gardens near busy roads and in older homes often have high levels of lead and other contaminants in their soil, making them unsafe to grow food. More than a third of the soil tested across thousands of Australian homes had unsafe levels of lead, according to new research from Macquarie University’s VegeSafe, the largest citizen science program of its kind. Digging deep: Research Fellow Dr Cynthia Isley, Master of R...
Source: miragenews.com