Treading on Toxicity: The Science, History, & Implications of Philadelphia’s Lead Soil Contamination
Wagner Free Institute of Science 1700 W Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDescription: Philadelphia has a lead problem but it isn’t in our drinking water—it’s in our dirt. Lead has been in Philadelphia soil for a while, stemming from the city’s long industrial history. Recently, however, a building boom has been churning...