Lead in the Garden?

The Only Thing Toxic about the White House Kitchen Garden is the Rumors: Scientists Correct the Record on Contamination"

The takeaway:

“This is about politics, not lead,” Dr. Gray said. “It’s inflammatory. 93 ppm is well below background lead for an urban environment. It’s what you’d expect just from atmospheric deposition.” Atmospheric deposition is lead particles that fall out of the sky, from things like auto emissions.

Chicken Little, anyone?

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Follow up! You can reduce lead with organic methods. Who knew?