A new report that examined soil, water, and produce from urban farms and gardens in Baltimore City found low levels of lead and other metals that pose no reason for concern at the majority of growing sites. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that 96 percent of soil samples and 95 percent of irrigation water samples collected from the participating farms and gardens complied with criteria for metal contaminants.
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Source: Phys.org