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Arsenic & Lead Dirt Alert: Selling or Buying Land or a Home in the Upper Columbia River Valley?

 
Publication number Date Published Date Revised
16-09-024July 2016November 2024
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Author(s) Erika Beresovoy
Description Soil in the upper Columbia River valley of Stevens County, Washington, may contain unnaturally high levels of metals, including lead and arsenic. Metal ore smelting during the last century emitted metal particles into the atmosphere and broadly dispersed them across this area. Potential buyers have the right to know about possible hazards in their environment, and sellers and realtors are required to disclose information about properties.
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Keywords real estate, Remedial Investigation, soil, metals, Columbia River, smelter, lead, contamination, arsenic
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