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Even before Hurricane Katrina, scientists had established that the soil across New Orleans was laced with an alarming amount of lead, which can cause a range of health problems, particularly in children. The 2005 failure of the federal levee system then sloshed a nasty stew across the city leaving behind a new layer of danger […]