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Excessive levels of chromium, a toxin, were found along a now-closed part of Bartram’s Mile Trail, tests show

Several hundred feet of the 1.5-mile trail will remain closed for continued monitoring, though officials emphasized the public was never at risk from the discharge.

Photo taken in April 5, 2024 by resident Andy Switzer and forwarded to the the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection which investigated the discharge from an industrial property off Bartam's Mile Trail in Southwest Philadelphia.
Photo taken in April 5, 2024 by resident Andy Switzer and forwarded to the the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection which investigated the discharge from an industrial property off Bartam's Mile Trail in Southwest Philadelphia.Read moreAndy Switzer