Lead Testing in Indianapolis | Anthropocene Household Project

Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2021

London Gibson of The Indianapolis Star recently published a story featuring the work of the the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute and the Center for Urban Health in the School of Science. The story features the IAHI’s Anthropocene Household project (funded by the IU’s Prepared for Environmental Change Grand Challenge) and our collaboration with Ball State University and a number of community organizations, including the Indianapolis Ministerium, to test for lead in soil, dust, and lead in Indianapolis.

The Anthropocene Household Project explores the Anthropocene at the local level by focusing on the household as a way to understand the lived experiences, knowledges, and practices associated with environmental change.

The purpose of the Anthropocene Household project is threefold: 1) to work with communities to produce local narratives and understanding about water specifically, and the environment more generally; 2) to develop new approaches to interdisciplinary, community-based research; and 3) to develop, synthesize, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data sets that generate actionable knowledge relevant for policy makers, community organizations, residents, and scholars.