Case Studies
Lead 70x the Safety Limit in Yards Where 700 Children Lived
About 1,100 residents of a housing complex built on a former lead smelter were forced to relocate.
Location
West Calumet Housing Complex, East Chicago, Indiana; built on a former lead smelter.
When
In 2016, EPA found lead and arsenic in the housing complex's soil.
Contaminant
Lead and arsenic from the former lead smelter.
Who was affected
About 1,100 residents relocated, including roughly 700 children.
Key detail
Some yards had lead more than 70 times the federal safety standard, according to AP.
Sources: EPA, ATSDR, AP, US Army Corps