More East Chicago Residents Have Elevated Blood Lead Levels

By Nick Janzen, IPB News | Published on in Environment, Health, Statewide News
The City of East Chicago offers free blood lead test to all residents.
The City of East Chicago offers free blood lead test to all residents.

More residents in East Chicago, Indiana are testing positive for lead.  But these people do not live in the housing complex on a Superfund site that is set to be demolished.  Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Nick Janzen reports that the results come after the city expanded blood testing services.

 

READ MORE: For the most recent stories on East Chicago’s lead crisis go to lakeshorepublicmedia.org

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