Summary(1:00) Holding soil testing drive to test for lead contamination -- (2:30) Lead in soil with more 400 parts/million must be remediated -- (3:33) Lead contaminate safety issues -- (4:40) City agencies priority is lead in paint/water, not soil -- (5:24) High numbers of lead contaminated soil a result of proximity to BQE -- (6:44) Awareness of residents to issues and ways to prevent ingesting contaminants -- (9:25) Loving the community (with transcription).
NoteAudio interview conducted on May 7, 2019, by Acacia Thompson on Box Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.
SubjectBrooklyn-Queens Expressway (New York, N.Y.) ; Plumes (Fluid dynamics) ; Soils--Lead content ; Soil remediation ; Lead poisoning in children ; Gasoline
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TitleOral History interview with Hannah Cinelli conducted on 7 May 2019