Community-Based Participatory Research at Jacksonville, Florida Superfund Ash Site: Toxicology Training to Improve the Knowledge of the Lay Community

• Main Authors: Alan Becker (Author), Sandra Suther (Author), Cynthia Harris (Author), Grazyna Pawlowicz (Author), Gale Tucker (Author), Matthew Dutton (Author), Fran Close (Author), Aaron Hilliard (Author), Richard Gragg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of North Florida, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Until the late 1960s, Jacksonville, Florida incinerated its solid waste with the resultant ash deposited in landfills or used to fill flood-prone areas. These filled areas were later developed into parks, school sites and residential areas. Lead in soil at these sites was the major toxicant of conce...