LINCOLN – State officials apparently knew lead was running off the Lincoln Metals Corporation property in 1992, but action was never taken to stop the flow of contamination from the site.
The abandoned Lincoln Metals/Heartland Faucet Corp., 248 Foundry Road, Lincoln, has only recently drawn attention after it was disclosed that high levels of lead were found in and around its property and in a public park adjacent to the now defunct brass foundry.
Even though state officials knew of the high levels of lead more than three years ago, an Alabama Department of Environmental Management spokesman said, residents living around the foundry and Lincoln city officials were not immediately informed of the potential problems. [...]
Lincoln lead Contamination Knowledge Long, but Action Limited
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Lincoln lead Contamination Knowledge Long, but Action Limited
By David Atchison
The Daily Home, 8/12/07
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