Growing concerns over the effects of lead poisoning on children here in northeast Ohio have key agencies gathering together to host free lead soil testing in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND — Growing concerns over the effects of lead poisoning on children here in Northeast Ohio have key agencies gathering together to host free lead soil testing in Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood on Aug. 26.
“You get to sample where you live, where your child plays, where you walk," Gardner said."But I also want to see actual buses coming up here testing, you know, where the kids are, test them, we need to know, parents need to know.” "My lead level was so high, my sister and I, we had to be hospitalized," Jarvis said."We started exhibiting extreme behaviors; we’re not talking about temper tantrums, extreme behavioral issues.”
Clash Information Director Spencer Wells told News 5 lead in soil is a major contributor to lead poisoning in children.
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