Toxic City

After reading about lead poisoning in Philadelphia, our group researched how this affected Philadelphia schools. We were able to find that many schools in the are also pose a threat to children's health. Studies show that lead poisoning is most common on black children that live in houses built before the 1950's. It seems to that more poverty stricken and poor neighborhoods are the most affected by poisoning. We also looked at a few cities outside of Pennsylvania, and although they have less people affected than Philly, the demographics are the same. We also found out that only about 10-15 states require lead testing. I was most surprised by this because lead poisoning seems to be a real threat to the youth. It should become a national law for testing in order to prevent so many children from being harmed. If lead paint was banned over 25 years ago, why are we still seeing it in homes? People are being careless and inconsiderate, leading to deficiency a stunt in brain development.