{"id":625,"date":"2026-05-26T14:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/?post_type=news&#038;p=625"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:17:02","slug":"washu-initiative-testing-soil-air-in-tornado-affected-neighborhoods","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/news\/washu-initiative-testing-soil-air-in-tornado-affected-neighborhoods\/","title":{"rendered":"WashU initiative testing soil, air in tornado-affected neighborhoods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 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lead, asbestos, and industrial dust, into residential yards, streets, and homes after older buildings were destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fox2now.com\/news\/missouri\/washu-initiative-testing-soil-air-in-tornado-affected-neighborhoods\/amp\/\">Watch the full story of Fox 2 News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/MLTM-5194_0607-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-626\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/MLTM-5194_0607-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/MLTM-5194_0607-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/MLTM-5194_0607-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/MLTM-5194_0607-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/MLTM-5194_0607-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/MLTM-5194_0607-1619x1080.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emily Wright, Ph.D. candidate and NSF Graduate Research Fellow collects soil samples.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--5\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--brown\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/washu\/news\/?_practice_area=disaster-response\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Disaster Response<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bcb33e3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex 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