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Public commenter raises soil-toxicity concerns; county Soil & Water offers testing partnership
Summary
A new Tippecanoe County resident reported out-of-pocket soil testing that showed high heavy-metal levels in Newton County; the county's Soil & Water Conservation District (Chris Gertz) said the district can support urban soil sampling and may subsidize testing through an approved program.
A recent arrival to Tippecanoe County told commissioners on April 21 that he had paid privately to test soil samples in his former Newton County community and found what he described as extremely high heavy-metal levels. He asked whether Tippecanoe County offers similar testing resources.
Chris Gertz of the Tippecanoe County Soil and…
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