Lead poisoning has been in the news in recent years. In Flint, Michigan, and east of Chicago, Indiana, contamination of water and soil has exposed tens of thousands of people, including children, to disturbing concentrations of lead. These cities are not alone. More than a million children go to school in public schools in New […]
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Reading through the Brownstoner.com forum , there are numerous stories of New York residents who have faced the challenge of lead contamination. The narrative isn’t unique for the forum users. Virtually all homeowners in New York have been hit by the reality of lead contamination. Many homeowners were shocked to learn that they require soil remediation
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Brooklyn is home to many great things. But previous manufacturing practices and reduced environmental management have subjected Brooklyn residents to a real hazard. This hazard affects our children, our pets and even adults, even in small quantities. That hazard? Lead. Brooklyn soil has been researched and it’s not looking good for its residents. It appears
A new report by Reuters finds that lead levels in New York City children’s blood is closely linked to the neighborhood they live in. Some neighborhoods have much higher lead results than others. As New York lead remediation experts we found this article very interesting. We focus on lead and heavy metals in soil. We do
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Here are two articles relevant to lead remediation in New York garden soil. Eco Brooklyn gets a lot of calls from clients with a child on the way and a recently purchased house. They intelligently tested the soil in the garden to be sure it is safe for toddlers and to their dismay they often
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An article about the adverse effects of soil lead contamination on children’s health was recently published on WNYC. As a green builder involved in garden soil lead remediation this was very interesting to us. Perhaps it is the spring weather driving children outdoors in droves, but Eco Brooklyn has been receiving a number of inquiries
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Brooklyn is full of beautiful and historic houses, and Eco Brooklyn is doing their part to preserve these wonders through sustainable lead-based paint removal. People have been fascinated with lead since the Roman Empire, when tonnes of lead were produced for plumbing, construction pins, makeup, spermicides, and even lead based tonics and seasoning. Yum! Even during the
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Eco Brooklyn is gearing up for its Spring Soil Remediation Projects. A potential client has sent us their Soil Testing Report and it was time to refresh our knowledge on key components of soil contamination and remediation. The level of contamination in their report will require root barriers and the addition of six inches of
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Brooklyn prides itself in its historic buildings, but these same sites pose an often unknown toxicity risk to inhabitants. Although the use of lead products was outlawed decades ago – lead-based paints were taken off the market in 1978 and leaded gasoline was banned in 1989 – lead’s legacy continues to taint Brooklyn’ s soils.
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Today I was removing some lead from a blue-stone slab. In the old days they used to pour molten lead into the slabs to fasten metal hinges to them for coal hatch doors. As somebody who does lead remediation in soil I had some confidence I could do it safely but probably because I have an over-reactive imagination I started
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