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RECORD NUMBER: 16 OF 16

Main Title

Study of Lead Pollution in Granite City, Madison and Venice, Illinois.

CORP Author

Illinois State Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield. Div. of Air Pollution Control.

Year Published

1983

Report Number

IEPA/APC/83-009;

Stock Number

PB83-238881

Additional Subjects

Lead(Metal) ; Environmental surveys ; Smelting ; Illinois ; Exposure ; Soil analysis ; Combustion products ; Industrial wastes ; Food analysis ; Water analysis ; Potable water ; Blood analysis ; Sampling ; Sites ; Public health ; Toxicity ; Absorption ; Concentration(Composition) ; Lead smelters ; Heavy metals ; Granite City(Illinois) ; Madison(Illinois) ; Venice(Illinois) ; State implementation plans ; Land pollution

Holdings

Library	Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Last Modified	Checkout Status
NTIS	PB83-238881	Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown.		07/26/2022

Collation

54p

Abstract

This is a study of lead exposure in the communities of Granite City, Venice, and Madison. It was undertaken because a secondary lead smelter has operated for several decades where the three communities join. The study uncovered very high levels of lead in the soil around the smelter but blood samples of children and adults living in a one-half mile radius of the smelter showed no blood poisoning or unusually high lead levels. Garden vegetables were also analyzed for lead and drinking water records were also reviewed to help gain a total picture of lead exposure.