On April 19, 2007, on the recommendation of the Baltimore City Health Department and the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Department closed Swann Park in South Baltimore. Test results indicated elevated levels of arsenic in the soil at the park. Updates to this developing situation will be posted on this site.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Information Available Online

The Maryland Department of the Environment has just created a helpful website with many documents related to Swann Park. These include the company documents from the mid-1970s, the recent correspondence that led to the re-testing, and the April 2007 test results.

The website is http://www.mde.state.md.us/CitizensInfoCenter/Health/swannpark.asp

There is also link in the left column of the updates page on the Baltimore City Health Department website.

Contact information

http://www.baltimorehealth.org (410) 396 - 4398