City playgrounds and soil
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Patrick Drohan
Sep 17, 2010, 7:56:48 PM9/17/10
to Pennsylvania Association of Professional Soil Scientists
New Orleans city and school leaders want to remove contaminants from
playgrounds, where even the most benign-looking spots can harbor
arsenic on swing sets and lead and arsenic in soil. Government and non-
profit initiatives and weather have combined to help playgrounds,
though more needs to be done, experts say. One plus for playspots was
that sediment from Katrina covered up soil contaminants in many areas
so kids have less contact with them. And newly installed equipment and
mats, supplied by national non-profit KaBOOM!, have cut exposure to
toxins at public and school playgrounds.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-buchanan/city-playgrounds-tackle-t_b_717559.html
playgrounds, where even the most benign-looking spots can harbor
arsenic on swing sets and lead and arsenic in soil. Government and non-
profit initiatives and weather have combined to help playgrounds,
though more needs to be done, experts say. One plus for playspots was
that sediment from Katrina covered up soil contaminants in many areas
so kids have less contact with them. And newly installed equipment and
mats, supplied by national non-profit KaBOOM!, have cut exposure to
toxins at public and school playgrounds.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-buchanan/city-playgrounds-tackle-t_b_717559.html
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