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Mysteries about lead-contaminated water stubbornly persist in rural Jefferson County, even after more than 15 years of samples from 1,400-plus local wells.
The 300th year of the land grant creating Old Mines, one of the first organized lead-mining settlements of the Lead Belt, was celebrated this weekend with history demonstrations, tours of
Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett has been subject of numerous attempts to oust him from office.
Madison County has been dealing with lead-concentrated soil for decades and children living around mine waste areas have had elevated quantities of lead in their bloodstreams.Kurt Limesand is the EPA Region 7’s remedial project manager for the Madison County Mines Superfund Site, and Cory Kokko is with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryThey spoke about the history of blood-lead contamination and how it still impacts children today.
Midwestern states, including Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska, exceed the national average of detectable levels of lead in the blood of children. The Environmental Protection Agency released a new plan to reduce lead exposure.