Mapping the Urban Lead Exposome: A Detailed Analysis of Soil Metal Concentrations at the Household Scale Using Citizen Science

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Gabriel FilippelliEmeline Frix

Abstract

An ambitious citizen science effort in the city of Indianapolis (IN, USA) led to the collection and analysis of a large number of samples at the property scale, facilitating the analysis of differences in soil metal concentrations as a function of property location (i.e., dripline, yard, and street) and location within the city. This effort indicated that dripline soils had substantially higher values of lead and zinc than other soil locations on a given property, and this pattern was heightened in properties nearer the urban core. Soil lead values typically exceeded the levels deemed safe for children's play areas in the United States (<400 ppm), and almost always exceeded safe gardening guidelines (<200 ppm). As a whole, this study identified locations within properties and cities that exhibited the highest exposure risk to children, and also exhibited the power of citizen science to produce data at a spatial scale (i.e., within a property boundary), which is usually impossible to feasibly collect in a typical research study.

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Oct 4, 2018·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Fernando M CarvalhoLiliane Lins
Nov 9, 2019·Medical Sciences : Open Access Journal·Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi
Nov 2, 2020·Environmental Research·Ronnie LevinMary Jean Brown
Feb 25, 2021·Environmental Science & Technology·Emmanuel Obeng-GyasiJacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Mar 6, 2021·Journal of Environmental Management·Sara Perl EgendorfMurray B McBride
May 4, 2021·Environment International·Mark Patrick TaylorGabriel M Filippelli
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Jul 23, 2021·BMC Public Health·Hedieh AhangarHossein Hassanian-Moghaddam
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