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Even low exposures of the material to children may result in brain damage and learning difficulties, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, Florida has the most lead water pipes in the United States with an estimated 1.16 million. Out of the 9.2 million lead pipes in the United States, Florida, and Pennsylvania, one expert said it was a surprise to one expert that lead pipe issues are more prevalent in industrial states like Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Illinois was ranked second in the United States with the most lead pipes, coming in at 1.04 million, followed by Ohio at 745,697, and Texas at 647,640.

Following the derailment of February 3, a leaked document shows that the firm contracted by rail company Norfolk Southern to perform the cleanup in East Palestine was not charged with removing potentially polluted soil. According to CNN, the paper, which details the company's environmental clean-up projects, does not mention the soil removal of soil among its programs. Richard Peltier, an environmental scientist, said, "Contaminated soil will continue (to) leech substances, both up into the atmosphere and down into the surrounding ground.' Every time it rains, a flood of new contaminants will enter the ecosystem.' However, a Norfolk Southern spokesperson told DailyMail.com that they are now removing top soil from the ground. Norfolk Southern and its subordinates are currently completing soil sampling, removing topsoil, and dumping it in a staging area for testing and disposal,' they said, and our hazmat teams continue to move product from the tank cars out of the region.'