EPA cleanup of lead-contaminated Miami Twp. park by the numbers:

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By Nick Blizzard
March 20, 2017
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to remove trees and lead-contaminated soil from Layer Park in Miami Twp. in the coming weeks.

The 7.5-acre park did not reopen last spring after high concentrations of lead in the soil were detected last winter. The cleanup is being managed under the EPA’s Superfund Removal Action.

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Layer Park is surrounded by residential neighborhoods. The EPA is expected to begin cleanup of Layer Park in Miami Twp. this spring. The park was closed in December of 2015 following the discovery of high lead levels in the soil. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

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Here are a handful of numbers that help illustrate the scope of the cleanup:

-$3 million: U.S. EPA's estimated cost for entire Layer Park cleanup project.

-6,750: Number of tons of soil estimated to be removed during project.

-120: Number of working days the EPA estimates the project will take to complete.

RELATED: Residents consent to EPA testing on their land

-60: Test results showed the highest levels of soil contamination were this many times above levels considered safe.

-32: Number of private properties adjacent to the park the EPA sought to test. About 25 landowners consented with high concentrations found on one site.

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native who has lived in Huber Heights and Kettering. He has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 25 years.