Summary

These two government documents pertain to the lead in the soil of the Vine City area (near Mercedes Benz stadium and Spelman College, and Clark Atlanta). Fulton county. Two big takeaways from these sources. “Historically, dozens of foundries operated in Atlanta with documentation going back to the late 1800s.”(EPA). Additionally, there were lead levels double, triple, and even quadruple that of the recommended EPA limit. These levels probably haven’t been going up since the closure of these facilities. And yet, an outside research student from Emory found this before the EPA. The EPA had done nothing with this site prior. These dangerous levels have likely been present since the redlining, in theory. Using the redlining map from blog post 5, one can see that Vine City was redlined(Robert et. al). This story is ongoing. As of April, 2022, the story is relevant. 

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