圣路易斯废金属回收厂75万美元清理和解：铅污染须一年内清除
密苏里州自然资源部10月21日宣布，与圣路易斯废金属回收公司 METCO 就铅污染清理达成75万美元和解：公司须在一年内清除场地及周边土壤的铅污染，包括清理至少150英尺范围内的受污染土壤、移除金属碎屑，并检测和修复附近住宅区的污染。
METCO 成立于1932年，主要处理金属、铁路设备和工业部件回收，厂址位于圣路易斯市中心附近。据州自然资源部，由于历史生产活动，厂区及周边住宅区土壤铅含量超标，对居民健康构成潜在威胁。
和解协议要求 METCO 定期提交清理进度报告，州环保部门将监督执行。铅暴露对儿童神经系统危害尤甚，圣路易斯长期面临老工业区和老旧住宅漆面铅污染问题，州政府表示将继续推动受污染场地修复。（GSM 据密苏里州自然资源部与 EIN News 报道）
St. Louis Scrap Metal Facility Reaches $750,000 Cleanup Settlement: Lead Contamination Must Be Cleared Within a Year
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced on October 21 a $750,000 settlement with St. Louis scrap metal recycler METCO over lead contamination: the company must clear lead from site and surrounding soils within a year, including removing contaminated soil across at least 150 feet, clearing metal debris, and testing and remediating nearby residential areas.
Founded in 1932, METCO recycles metal, rail equipment and industrial components near downtown St. Louis. According to the department, historical operations left lead levels in the soil of the site and nearby neighborhoods above safety standards, posing a potential health risk to residents.
The settlement requires METCO to file regular progress reports under state oversight. Lead exposure is especially damaging to children's nervous systems, and St. Louis has long grappled with lead contamination from former industrial sites and aging housing paint; the state says it will keep pushing remediation of contaminated sites. (GSM, from Missouri Department of Natural Resources and EIN News reporting)
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图片来源：图：圣路易斯大拱门与市中心天际线。作者 Justin Barrie，CC BY 2.0，来源 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: The Gateway Arch and downtown St. Louis. By Justin Barrie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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