Pitt Researchers Partner with ACCD to Study Legacy Impacts in Pittsburgh’s Soils

Written by Shannon Wehinger on August 19, 2022. Posted in Conservation District Project Spotlight

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Urban soil is known to contain contaminants, like lead, that harm human health. New research from the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Conservation District links patterns of contamination in Pittsburgh’s soil with historic emissions from the city’s industrial past.

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