Our guides to making soil screening kits and organizing a community soil study are free to download and share. They are available in English and Spanish.
Part 1 provides guidance about putting together a community soil study team, learning about soil, safer gardening, collecting soil samples, and deciding how to analyze the samples for contaminants.
Part 2 is a detailed guide to making and using a chemistry kit that you can use to screen soil for lead pollution. How-to videos for assembling the soil lead screening kit can be viewed here. These videos will help you follow the instructions in Part 2 of the handbook. Currently these videos are only available in English.
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