What Are Other Sources of Arsenic and Lead Soil Contamination?
Other sources of arsenic contamination include wood treated with chromated copper arsenic (often called “pressure-treated” wood), emissions from coal-fired power plants and incinerators, and other industrial processes. Other sources of lead contamination include lead-based paint, lead-soldered water pipes, home remedies or health-care products that contain lead, hobbies that use lead (e.g., staining glass or sculpturing), foods and beverages, combustion of coal or oil, waste incinerators, and mining and industrial processes (such as battery and ammunitions manufacturing). Both arsenic and lead also occur naturally in the environment at varying concentrations.
