Southside Community Land Trust and the EPA recently held a workshop on soil contamination at Providence College. Here are some links to important background information for urban homeowners, as well as homeowners in areas that were orchards or other places where lead- or arsenic-containing compounds may have been used. These links are to materials cited or provided at the workshop.
- Soil Testing for Lawns, Gardens, and Commercial Gardens (UConn Fact Sheet)
- Healthy Homes (an EPA booklet)
- Handbook of the Lead Safe Yards Project (EPA website)
- Protect your Family from Lead in Your Home (EPA)
- 10 Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings (EPA)
- Green Scaping - The Easy Way to a Greener, Healthier Yard (EPA)
- Pesticides in Your Home (EPA)
- Pesticides in Your Garden (EPA)
- A Healthy Environment Starts at Home: A guide to reducing our use of household hazardous products (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority)
- Is Your Yard Lead Proof? (EPA)
- Lead Poisoning and Your Children (EPA)
- Reducing Lead Hazards When Remodeling Your Home (EPA)
