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Ehh, a lot of these properties really need about a foot of soil removed (at least near the footprint of the house) and replaced. Then heavy metal catalyzers spread around for good measure.

You could live there and be “fine” probably but if I had the money, and the soil tested high for lead, I’d do it.

Edit: since there is some interest, I’ll mention the soil chemicals I’ve used. They are actually only sold commercially (that I’ve seen) as an additive to a paint stripper called Lead Out http://www.leadoutpaintstripper.com/ . But the active ingredients sold in 1/4 lb bags is this: https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/10002AE6.PDF?Dockey=10002AE6.PDF

I’ve used hundreds of dollars of the stripper and powder on my house and soil in the hopes that it’s doing what it says.

LeadOut makes no comment about using it in soil and doesn’t sell larger sizes at any markdown. I think they are the only company that has access to sell the powder from the manufacturer.

I honestly can’t believe such a potentially amazing chemical has been available for superfund site management since the 90s and there’s no better source to purchase it.

And yes, to be clear, the heavy metals are still in the soil but have been bonded to other elements in a way that makes them pass through living organisms without as much harm.

I haven’t removed much soil myself, but have layered rocks and plants to cut off the areas that concern me.

Oil money put to good use for the people. It's rare. Through consensus, they've also decided to use extraction methods that will keep the wells producing longer vs/ less efficient methods which extract for more upfront profit.

Not much can be done about the city utilities. It’s an issue of trusting the utility to keep the chemistry within levels which won’t dissolve lead. Filters on the taps you drink from are sufficient in most cases. That’s a point of control I’m comfortable with. Soil dust, paint dust, I’m not as okay with because the points of entry are practically infinite. There are obviously measures that are almost as good as removing the soil but it just depends what works for your needs.

This has more to do with exposure to children, but even houses without kids might consider being good stewards for future buyers especially if other upgrades are being done also.

Indeed. Lots of nations win the resource lottery. It's funny, because true conservatism is exactly what Norway is doing. Yet all the US, in particular, hears is socialism.

They believe because they want to believe and they abuse because they want to abuse.

And then suddenly reality itself is “up for debate” when these fools are co-opted into a political party. Just because I tolerate a persons right to practice a religion does not mean I have to tolerate someone stealing my rights using their chosen superstition and lying to my face. If they cared at all about democracy they wouldn’t even allow themselves to do what they do—opening the floodgates of deception, making a precedent that beliefs are equal to evidence.