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Posts Tagged ‘lead poisoning’

Already high child lead poisoning cases expected to rise in Alameda County

By Callie Rhoades | August 23, 2022
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Lead poisoning cases remain high in Alameda County, and the Public Health Department expects them to rise in the next couple years, as parents return to having children tested after a slowdown during the pandemic.  In 2019, testing found 303 children under the age of 6 with elevated blood lead levels — 83% of the…

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A caution for Oakland’s urban gardeners: lead in the city’s soil

By Madeleine Thomas | April 12, 2013 | 1
Soils throughout parts of Oakland may be contaminated by lead, a remnant of the city's industrial past.

In neighborhoods like West and East Oakland, you can drive for miles without passing even one grocery store. To fight food scarcity, a lot of neighborhoods have started to claim vacant lots and turn them into thriving vegetable gardens. But city gardeners should be aware of a hidden danger lurking in their dirt.

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