Urban Parks Built on Former Trash Incineration Sites Could Be Contaminated With Lead, Study Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesSep 13, 2023, 1:54 pm128 pts
Many cities in Canada and the U.S. used municipal incinerators to burn their waste and trash until the early 1970s, when most of the facilities were closed due to air pollution concerns. A new study by scientists at Duke University has found that the lead contamination produced by the incinerators could still…

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