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Pilot Knob site, mine museum to hold Saturday events

Pilot Knob site, mine museum to hold Saturday events
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EPA Public Meeting Tonight in Festus on Jefferson County Lead Exposure

EPA Public Meeting Tonight in Festus on Jefferson County Lead Exposure
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Missouri bill eliminates mandatory childhood lead testing in hopes of increasing access • Missouri Independent

A Missouri House committee is considering legislation to streamline testing requirements to catch childhood lead poisoning.

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There is no safe blood level, and lead can be harmful to human health – even at really, really low levels

Madison County has been dealing with lead-concentrated soil for decades and children living around mine waste areas have had elevated quantities of lead in their bloodstreams.Kurt Limesand is the EPA Region 7’s remedial project manager for the Madison County Mines Superfund Site, and Cory Kokko is with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryThey spoke about the history of blood-lead contamination and how it still impacts children today.

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Fight over silica mine rekindles fears about Missouri s Old Lead Belt | State and Regional

Pickle Creek runs two miles through Ste. Genevieve County’s sandstone valleys. It carries some of Missouri’s cleanest water, but residents worry that could change if NexGen Silica gets full approval

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