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Dangerous levels of lead and other toxins taint soil at Minnesota homeless encampment
Testing found lead at 646 parts per million, and state officials say the site qualifies for cleanup funding but has largely gone untouched.
- On Tuesday, the Randolph encampment in St. Paul, Minnesota, remains occupied by residents despite being a state-designated superfund site contaminated with lead and carcinogenic chemicals.
- Listed as a permanent priority site since 1992, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sought cleanup funding, but lawmakers denied the estimated $4 million project.
- Soil samples from the site's center showed lead levels of 646 ppm, over triple the safety threshold; University of Minnesota researcher Emilie Snell-Rood warned of serious cardiovascular and cognitive risks.
- On October 21, the St. Paul City Council unanimously established a 60-day pause on encampment closures and mandated a navigation tent onsite to assist residents.
- Ramsey County officials implemented safety protocols, including protective gear for staff, while outreach teams work to connect about 330 residents with housing and food assistance programs.
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Dangerous levels of lead and other toxins taint soil at Minnesota homeless encampment – WTOP News
Randolph Avenue meets Shepard Road in St. Paul near the banks of the Mississippi River, hemmed in by railroad tracks still serving the industrial corridor. Beyond the intersection, nearing the river, a winding network of dirt paths and pitched tents have become a makeshift neighborhood – St. Paul’s largest encampment – for hundreds of people...
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Dangerous levels of lead and other toxins taint soil at Minnesota homeless encampment
Randolph Avenue meets Shepard Road in St. Paul near the banks of the Mississippi River, hemmed in by railroad tracks still serving the industrial corridor.
·New York, United States
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