Lead Safe in East Cleveland

CLASH's first Lead Safe Resource Fair was held at the East Cleveland Pubic Library on Saturday October 28, 2023.

Reports from Exhibitors

Ellie at the SoilSHOP table reports: We had a total of 3 soilSHOP participants. One person had lead values that were very high, Shannon from EPA Region 5 will be following up with her. Another community member was able to use the screen to determine they had a safe area to install a swing set/ play area in their backyard.

There were 26 registered guests although there were many more people browsing around.

• 9 were from East Cleveland

• 4 were from Cleveland

• 2 were from Cleveland Heights and 

• 2 were from South Euclid.

Maria Jose Talayero Schettino Lead Author of The association between lead exposure and crime: A systematic review will be making a presentation on the issue of lead and crime at 11AM. You can "meet" Dr. Maria explaining her study on Vimeo.

EPA will be doing soil lead screening at their exhibitor table from 10AM-2PM. If you missed this summer's SoilSHOP events, you have another chance to have your garden or recreational soil screened for lead contamination. Follow the link to find out how to prepare a sample to be tested.

CHN Housing Partners will be present to answer questions about financial support for property owners in the City of Cleveland seeking to qualify for Lead Safe Certificates.

The first 50 participants who register will be eligible for a $10 Amazon Gift card if the visit at least 5 exhibitor tables.