Soil testing in the yards of fifty homes bordering the former Black Leaf Chemical site in Louisville’s Park Hill neighborhood recently revealed carcinogenic chemicals in all of them. The Environmental Protection Agency found toxic contamination at the 29-acre Black Leaf site itself in 2010, but scientists weren’t sure how far it had spread beyond site… Continue reading Private Homes Contaminated Near Black Leaf Site; What’s Next?
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EPA Finds Contamination in All Homes Tested Near Black Leaf Site
Soil testing in the yards of fifty homes bordering the former Black Leaf Chemical site in Louisville’s Park Hill neighborhood has revealed levels of carcinogens in all of them. And nine of those homes had even higher levels of contamination. The Environmental Protection Agency found toxic contamination at the 29-acre Black Leaf site in 2010,… Continue reading EPA Finds Contamination in All Homes Tested Near Black Leaf Site