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We are working in Troy, NY (USA) and Arica, Chile to build healthy relationships between people and soil. This means discovering the ways that we rely on soils in our communities, as well as detecting contaminants – like lead and arsenic – that sometimes make soil hazardous. We want to build safer soils in the places where we live, work, and play. Curious? Here you can check out our comic book, read about our research, stay updated on project news, and learn how to take action in your community.

Listen to part 1 and part 2 of a radio documentary about our soil testing with youth at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY, produced by Sina Basila Hickey for WOOC community radio.

Project News

Our Soil Team Publishes Paper on Soil Lead!

Dan, Abby, Tal, Mónica, and Saed published a paper entitled “Confronting Legacy Lead in Soils in the United States: Community-engaged Researchers Doing Undone Science” in Environmental Science and Policy. You can find the article here. Read more…

Third Workshop Day in Arica!

On the third and last day of the workshops in Arica, Fellows screened their soil for lead and Daniel facilitated a mapping exercise for Fellows to share their results with one another and discuss the Read more…

Second Workshop Day in Arica!

Throughout the day, Fellows brought their soil samples to the workshop site and Dan sieved them to remove particles and debris larger than 2 mm in preparation for the day’s testing. In the second workshop Read more…

First Workshop Day in Arica!

Abby, Sebastián, Dan, Daniel, and Caleb traveled to Arica in the northernmost part of Chile to work with Soil Justice Fellows in the city yesterday and held the first soil workshop today. Fellows shared with Read more…