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EPA Region 7 to Host Open House for Former United Zinc Superfund Site on Oct.
EPA officials will present site updates and information about the new
residential soil lead guidance to the Iola community
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 23, 2024) – Representatives from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host an open house in Iola, Kansas, to
provide community members with site cleanup updates regarding the Former
United Zinc Superfund Site and information about EPA’s residential soil lead
guidance.
The updated residential soil lead guidance, released in January 2024, lowered
the screening level at residential properties from 400 parts per million (ppm)
to 200 ppm. Screening levels are not cleanup levels, rather they are used when
initially investigating a release to determine if the level of contamination
warrants further investigation. Updating the screening levels ensures that EPA
uses the latest and best available science to protect children living and
playing near sites contaminated by lead in soil.
EPA’s open house in Iola takes place during EPA’s observance of
Children’s Health Month. During the last month, EPA Region 7 has held
several open houses focused on the new residential soil lead guidance and lead
health education in Missouri’s Old Lead Belt and the Tri-State Mining
District, which includes Superfund sites in Kansas and Missouri.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Southeast
Kansas Multi-County Health Department will attend the event and provide free
blood lead testing for children and pregnant or nursing women.
EPA’s community meeting will be held:
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024
Open House: 6 to 8 p.m.
Presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.
Riverside Park Community Building
510 Park Avenue
Iola, Kansas
Background
Iola was the home of several zinc and lead smelting plants during the early
1900s. The United Zinc and East Iola smelters were located on the east side
of town. The Lanyon smelters were located on the west edge of town. While
these smelting plants were demolished long ago, lead contamination associated
with these smelters was distributed throughout the city of Iola and remains an
environmental and health hazard.
EPA has sampled 2,955 properties in Iola. Approximately 1,371 of these qualify
for cleanup. As of Oct. 1, 2024, 1,150 properties have been cleaned up,
leaving 221 properties that still need cleanup.
Visit the Site Profile page for the Former United Zinc Superfund Site.
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