Threshold For Fix Leaves Some In Atlanta Living With Contamination

Terboris Barnes’s yard contains a substantial amount of lead, but he recently learned EPA plans to do nothing for his property because the lead level recorded was just under the threshold for remediation.

Courtesy of Georgia Health News

This story was originally published at Georgia Health News.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency has removed lead-contaminated soil from more than 30 properties in west Atlanta as part of a major cleanup of the area.

But there is early evidence that some contaminated properties won’t get the same treatment.