Many neighborhoods in Buffalo have experienced persistent environmental contamination and elevated lead levels soils due to historical industrial activity and redlining. The Urban Soil Co-Lab at SUNY at Buffalo aims to expand access to data about local soil contamination to residents in Buffalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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