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Middle Tennessee State University sponsors a Lead Elimination Action Program (LEAP) that consults with residential homeowners with home lead contamination (paint, building materials, etc...). LEAP took care of 1705 Read Avenue the day that TDEC & EPA were on-site conducting preliminary assessment. Site Photo 4/5/2011
1705 Read Avenue residence structure and siding missing due to weekend storm damage. Site Photo 4/5/2011
LEAP funded clean-up/ excavation around 1705 Read Avenue residence. Site Photo 4/5/2011
1701 & 1705 Read Avenue residence in the background. Site Photo 4/5/2011
Soil excavation (to 6" BGL) on the south side of 1705 Read Avenue. Site Photo 4/5/2011
Facing east on the south side of 1705 Read Avenue where soil excavation was taking place down to 6"-BGL. Site Photo 4/5/2011
Spring is in the air..... Dafodil at 1701 Read Avenue :-) Site Photo 4/5/2011
SESD planned sampling strategey using Google Earth aerial. Site Photo 8/30/2011
Don Hunter (SESD) documenting each sample collected. Mr. Hunter was logging sample collected at 1707 Read Avenue. This paticular composite (RA 01) analytical result was 2,500 ppm Pb (lead). Site Photo 5/2/2011
Sample RA 03 (containing characteristic fines or possible fondary sands) = 580 ppm Pb (lead). Located on the northwest corner between 1707 and 1705 Read Avenue Site Photo 5/2/2011
Close-up of RA-03 and the "non-native" soil containing suspected foundary/smelter sand. Site Photo 5/2/2011
Don Hunter (SESD) collecting RA-02 at 1707 Read Avenue (north side yard of property). Site Photo 5/2/2011
Sample collection at Negley Park. Site Photo 5/2/2011
Don Hunter (SESD) documenting sample collection information in front of 1707 Read Avenue. Site Photo 5/2/2011
Emptying sample auger into pyrex tray prior to mixing composite sample from play yard. Site Photo 5/2/2011
Proper mixing technique in Pyrex dish. Site Photo 5/2/2011
The documentation never ends.... Mr. Hunter loging in sample information from the Negley Park playground. Site Photo 5/2/2011
Sampling equipment stagged for initial decontamination work and packing for return back to Athens, GA. Site Photo 5/2/2011
Sampling map for SESD. Site Photo 5/2/2011
