Soil Lead Risks Associated With Urbanization Histories in Springfield MA and Hartford CT, USA
N Perdrial, S L Walser, E C Sirkovich, J B Richardson, M Cope · 2026
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N Perdrial and colleagues report a 2026 study of lead in city soil in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. Lead from old paint and gasoline lingers in soil in older industrial cities. The team tested about 150 soil samples in each city and matched the results with block-level census data on housing and residents.
Hartford's soil held more lead than Springfield's. In both cities, soil near older homes more often passed the safety marker used in the study. Blocks with more children and multi-family housing faced the highest exposure. In Springfield, blocks with mostly white residents were least likely to show high lead. The authors tie the pattern to past practices such as redlining and urge targeted clean-up.
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| CREATOR | N Perdrial, S L Walser, E C Sirkovich, J B Richardson, M Cope |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58778 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |