A third-party report by VET Environmental Engineering, the company contracted by the City of Bloomington, said lead contamination in the area of the controlled burn on High Street doesn’t exceed state or federal limits.
The report, released Friday, said VET isn’t recommending further investigation, based upon its findings.
The report said 13 air samples collected by the company showed no lead detection, and blood samples collected from firefighters who worked the burn and area residents did not indicate elevated levels of lead.
None of the 56 soil samples collected by the company showed more than 200 parts per million for lead. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s limit for action to be taken is 400 parts per million.
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This is consistent with the company’s preliminary findings from November. The comprehensive report released Friday contains data on air, surface, and leaf litter samples.
The city paid the groups Environmental Assurance Company Inc. and VET $94,700 and $23,459.20 respectively to review the area.
