St. John's Safer Soil

Newfoundland and Labrador

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador:

Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities: Lead in Soil

Health and Community Services: Lead Information

Environmental and potential human health legacies of non-industrial sources of lead in a Canadian urban landscape:

The case study of St John's, Newfoundland

Environmental Lead Exposure in St Johns - some recent findings

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Readers may wish to seek out these articles by Alison Dyer:

• The Telegram Dec.6.2003 (feature story) A legacy of lead

• Telegram Feb.2.2004 (front page) City facing lead ‘hazard

• Canadian Geographic March/April 2004 Get the Lead Out

• Chronicle Herald March 21.2004 Lead levels in soil startle researchers:

• Results of St. John's study could be similar in other cities

• The Telegram May.15.2004 A silvery lining for City gardening

• Atlantic Co-operative Sep/Oct.2004 Taking the Lead on Lead

 

These 2 articles cover the 'Living with Lead' workshop held in St. John's - Spring 2008

• The Scope - apr.24-may 8, 2008

• The Atlantic Co-operator summer 2008

 

Canada

Government of Canada

Lead Information Package - Some Commonly Asked Questions About Lead and Human Health

Lead Information Sheet

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME): Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines

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United States

US Environmental Protection Agency: Lead Safe Yard Handbook
US Department of Housing and Urban Development: Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Worcester Roots: Safe Soil Materials

 

Lead and Health

What Every Parent Should Know About Lead Poisoning

 

Lead and Gardening (also refer to Ch. 7 of the EPA Lead Safe Handbook above)

Lead in the Home Garden and Urban Soil Environment

Canadian Living: 6 Easy Steps for Container Vegetable Gardening

How to Build a Raised Bed

 

Lead in the Home

Canadian Medical Association: Lead in Drinking Water

Youtube: Lead Safe Home Renovations

Youtube: How to Clean Lead Paint Hazards in your Home