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Brown's Dump Superfund Status Linked to Jacksonville School Site

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What happened

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Brown's Dump, a 250-acre site that operated as a landfill from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s, was assessed as a potential Superfund site. The site, which once contained toxic ash from municipal incinerators, was the location of an elementary school named for Mary McLeod Bethune. The soil at Brown's Dump was determined to pose a potential public health hazard by the federal government and the state of Florida in 1999, and cleanup of lead and arsenic began eight years later.

From hanfordsentinel.com

Why it matters

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The contamination at Brown's Dump has been linked to public health issues, including high rates of firearm violence in early adulthood, according to a study from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. This designation increases the financial and regulatory burden on local government bodies in Jacksonville and Duval County.

From hanfordsentinel.com

Who's involved

  • JacksonvilleThe city where the former landfill and school are located.
  • Mary McLeod BethuneThe educator whose name was used for the elementary school built on the site.
  • Duval CountyThe county in Florida where the site is located.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • city councilSpeculative

    The city council might be required to address funding and regulatory changes related to the Superfund cleanup.

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