Three D.C. Playgrounds Close Amid Lead Concerns

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Three Washington, D.C., playgrounds have been closed after testing for elevated levels of lead, DCist reports

The tests were reportedly conducted on pour-in-place playground surfaces, which an interagency group lists as one of two preferred materials for playground surfaces. However, an advocacy group called DC Safe Healthy Playing Fields has been urging the city to stop its use and to replace any pour-in-place surfaces with an alternative like natural grass or engineered wood fiber.

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