Blood Lead Level Testing
Blood Lead Level Testing
In 2018, an Emory University doctoral student shared data with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showing elevated lead levels collected from soil samples in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhoods. Research by the EPA led to the discovery of industrial smelting waste, called “slag,” on two lots near Elm Street.
Sampling around the Elm Street and English Avenue areas indicated elevated lead levels above the Agency’s recommended residential level of 400 milligrams per kilogram, also known as “parts per million” (ppm) are present in some, but not all, locations.
How to Get Tested
Blood Lead Level (BLL) Testing is used to screen for lead exposure. The BLL Test available to anyone who believes they may have been exposed to lead. BLL Testing is conducted Monday through Friday at the following health centers listed below.
BLOOD LEAD LEVEL TESTING
Health Centers
ADAMSVILLE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
Atlanta, Georgia 30331
COLLEGE PARK (WILLIE J FREEMAN) REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
College Park, Georgia 30337
NEIGHBORHOOD UNION HEALTH CENTER
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
OAK HILL CHILD, ADOLESCENT AND FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
Atlanta, Georgia 30315