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USS Lead Photo Slideshow
  • Removing lead and arsenic contaminated soil from the USS Lead site in East Chicago, Ind.

  • EPA continues to clean up contaminated soil from properties in East Chicago.

  • Workers clean floors in the West Calumet Housing Complex.

  • Workers collect soil samples from yards.

  • Workers collect dust samples from home.

  • Workers collect soil samples.

  • Workers sample soil.

  • Demolished housing in Zone 1 looking north

    Demolished housing in Zone 1 looking north.

  • Demolished housing in Zone 1 looking south

    Demolished housing in Zone 1 looking south.

  • Trucks being decontaminated before leaving Zone 1

    Trucks being decontaminated before leaving Zone 1.

  • Mobile air monitoring equipment which supplements the 10 air monitors on the fence line

    Mobile air monitoring equipment which supplements the 10 air monitors on the fence line in Zone 1.

  • Water and water misting system used to control dust

    Water and water misting system used to control dust in Zone 1.

USS Lead Superfund Site

  • USS Lead Superfund Site
    • About the Site
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    • OU1: Zone 1
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Last updated on June 11, 2025
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