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Lead Pollution from Home Lead Melting at 6719 South “D” Street, Tacoma

 
Publication number Date Published
08-09-034March 2008
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Author(s) Hannah Aoyagi
Description Recently, the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (Health Department) became aware of lead pollution from a home lead melting operation at 6719 South “D” Street in Tacoma. Lead is a toxic metal that can cause health problems to children and adults. Health Department staff will be visiting property owners in the area to offer free soil lead testing.
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Keywords health, soil sampling, pollution, lead