The title of the article is “Philly’s shame: City ignores thousands of poisoned kids” and was written by Barbara Walker, Wendy Ruderman, and Dylan Purcell / Staff Writers Photos and video by Jessica Griffin / Staff Photographer. This article was about how Led is a major issue in Philadelphia. I didn’t know it was this bad until I read the article. The article basically was highlighting that the lead poisoning was coming from chipped paint. The chipped paint in the homes built before 1978 had lead paint in them. They were banned because of the damage it can cause which is exactly what's happening right now. Led poisoning can cause permanent brain issues, affecting development, I.Q, and can cause behavioral issues. I wonder if there could be a program or something to fix all of the paints in the home. I also wonder if their is anyway to mask or control the amount of lead exposure coming from the chipped paint.

Throughout the creation of this project, two things really stood out to me. The first was the alarming amount of high lead in housing areas. I can't believe that I did not know about this issue prior to creating this project; its affects on the city are very alarming. The second thing which stood out to me is the fact that the lead tastes sweet, almost like candy, to the children. I wonder what property in the lead causes this. I would be interested in conducting further research to figure that out. Overall, I just hope that this issue will be resolved soon before more families are affected.

As we worked on our infographic something that stood out to me was the poverty rate in some portions of the city. There are about 4 or 5 locations with about 65% poverty rate and that's high. The highest one that I remember seeing was University City. It was kind of a surprise and it also kind of wasn't. For the number of people who are in University City, you would think that the city would keep it up to date, but the Universities there have been there for a long time. Something that I'm wondering is how are people in these areas dealing with this problem.

During this Unit we read Toxic City which explained the dangers and misfortunes of lead in homes all around Philadelphia. This is a very overlooked situation that is continuously occurring in various parts of the city. What stood out to me most was seeing zip codes that were so familiar, ones that I encountered everyday including our school. The side effects of lead in children was also very astonishing and sad. Overall, I think awareness should be raised because many people, including myself before I read this article, have no idea how serious these cases are.