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Southeast L.A. yards are plagued by toxic lead. A dusting of this mineral could help
LA TIMES, MAY 2, 2023
Under the watchful eyes of neighbors, scientists in white lab coats knelt to spread a flour-like mineral over a lawn in Huntington Park.
The dusting of zeolite doesn’t take long, but it could be key to mitigating a disaster that has festered for decades across southeast Los Angeles County: lead contamination in the soil around thousands of homes.
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Minerals with Lead-busting Superpowers
NHM BLOG POST. APR 6, 2023
Our scientists are harnessing the properties of a mineral to encapsulate dangerous lead in soil in South L.A. backyards, demonstrating how NHM discoveries coupled with community partners can power environmental change.
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Prospering Backyards brings ‘holistic’ approach to Exide cleanup
GREATER LA, FEB 15, 2023
The Exide plant in Vernon closed in 2015, but its environmental impact continues to be a big issue on the east side of LA. The clean-up is slow and ongoing, and it’s been getting some much-needed help. Prospering Backyards is a community-based organization that’s partnered with the Natural History Museum to study lead and other metals in soil surrounding the former Exide plant. It’s working to clean up the area while advocating for the government to do more.
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California’s biggest environmental cleanup leaves lead contamination and frustration
LA TIMES, FEB. 10, 2023
California’s largest and most expensive environmental cleanup has failed to properly remove lead pollution from some homes and neighborhoods near a notorious battery recycler in southeast Los Angeles County, leaving residents at continued risk, a Times investigation shows.
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