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Lead (Pb) is a malleable, utilitarian, heavy metal (Atomic Number 82) that does not dissolve in water, nor dissipate, nor decay, nor burn. Lead lasts, and lasts, and lasts. Because of its very useful chemical and physical properties, lead has found countless uses in the world's daily consumer and industrial lives. When ingested or inhaled, lead can be harmful to the human body, particularly in infants and young children under the age of 6.
Lead is virtually everywhere in Baltimore, the United States, and in the world --- and particularly in our soils. Lead is a problem in the Baltimore's inner-city and residential soils, principally because it has been in use, both industrially and in consumer products, in the area for over 200 years; at least since Colonial times. For the record, lead is reported to have been mined and used in civilizations going back to at least 2,000 B.C. --- over 6,000 years ago.
When lead is deposited into soil from anthropogenic(man and nature) sources, it does not biodegrade or decay and is not rapidly absorbed by plants and trees. Therefore, lead remains in the soil at elevated levels. Further, lead is estimated to have a half-life of residence (existence) in soil of over 1,000 years. Over many years, Baltimore has been a major urban area for industrialization and pre-1978-built houses and apartments. In addition inner-city urban soils or other soils that have been turned under (urban gardens, etc.) or otherwise disturbed ( construction digging, etc.) may be contaminated to much greater depths of soil.
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