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Brownfields

R1 Success Story: Lead Remediation at Brownfields Sites, New England

Over the past few decades, EPA’s Brownfields program has helped reduce the threat of lead exposure by cleaning up hundreds of contaminated properties. By removing or encapsulating lead-based paint, excavating and disposing contaminated soil, and protecting groundwater, EPA has improved public health and safeguarded vulnerable populations, including expecting mothers and young children.

Read the following Brownfields Success Story fact sheet for more information about Lead Remediation at Brownfields Sites, New England.

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