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After lead found in school, 3 parks, Trenton will go door-to-door to test kids

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Lead contamination has been found in three parks and a middle school in the East Trenton neighborhood.

At the Sony Vereen Playground on Fillmore Street in Trenton, signs display that elevated levels of lead were found in the soil, in this April 2024 file photo.Public health officials plan to knock on the doors of homes in the East Trenton neighborhood to offer testing for children, after

The EPA is coordinating cleanup, and the city wants to test the 600 students at Grant. So far, though, only 118 of them have been tested. Last week, the city’s health division and the mayor announced the door-to-door plan.Gusciora said the city was running into logistical issues for testing the students, from language barriers, to the requirement that a parent/guardian needs to be present for the test, which is a blood draw.

“It’s also an opportunity to turn the tables...and get the lead out of Trenton once and for all,” Gusciora said.

 

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