Sofi Zeman

Student Reporter/Producer, Missouri Health Talks

Sofi Zeman is a senior studying print journalism at the University of Missouri. She was a reporter/producer for KBIA's Missouri Health Talks during the Fall 2022 semester.

‘There is no safe blood level, and lead can be harmful to human health – even at really, really low levels.’

Sofi Zeman

Madison County has been dealing with lead-concentrated soil for decades and children living around mine waste areas have had elevated quantities of lead in their bloodstreams.Kurt Limesand is the EPA Region 7’s remedial project manager for the Madison County Mines Superfund Site, and Cory Kokko is with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryThey spoke about the history of blood-lead contamination and how it still impacts children today.