EPA drops screening level for lead in soils
EPA announced Wednesday it is lowering the screening level for lead at residential properties from 400 parts per million to 200 ppm, a change likely to boost Butte cleanup.
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EPA announced Wednesday it is lowering the screening level for lead at residential properties from 400 parts per million to 200 ppm, a change likely to boost Butte cleanup.
EPA announced Wednesday it is lowering the screening level for lead at residential properties from 400 parts per million to 200 ppm, a change likely to boost Butte cleanup.
The national EPA submitted draft guidance about lead levels in soils to federal entities that ponder consequences and costs of new regulations. The outcome could affect soils remediation in Butte.
A regional director for a federal agency said Tuesday that his staff is gathering data that could determine whether to proceed with an investigation of arsenic exposure in Butte.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry returns to Butte to hold a public meeting Tuesday night about potential arsenic exposure in the Mining City.