for the past 2 weeks, I and my group have learned more about water in Philly. much of the water then flows into the homes and neighboring flora around us, many of the homes in Philly have a big problem with lead poisoning many homes have outdated plumbing was there Is a lot of build up a lead, some homes that are up to date even have lead within them if the soldering material can have lead mixed into it. water in Philly that our plants absorb will make a big difference in the quality of life around town, most flora in Philly needs a good amount of water to stay healthy some water that the plants absorb is not always clean when coming from sources like the Schuylkill River.

https://padlet.com/dwilliams191/8k78o1s9g7gp during this assignment, we researched the water crisis going on around our city an around our world this has made us more aware of our surroundings our impact and what we can do

I feel that the public health department has to crack down on these landlords in order for a change. In Philadelphia, property owners can rent homes without a city inspection for lead hazards or any violations. They pay $50 to get the required rental license and the only bother to get a license for about one third of the city's 250,000 rentals. They are almost never penalized as well. I also feel that because of the low funding in Philadelphia there isn't much that can be done. Like, a law was passed to make sure every home that was rented to a family with children 6 or under must have properties certified lead safe. So there are efforts being made, that's why I don't agree with the title of the article claiming that Philly is ignoring the issue, because efforts are made. From this article three questions arose: Why isn't this made a big issue like the crimes in Philly, why are these homes still be rented to families, and why can landlords just repaint the homes before renting them?

Something that stood out to me during this exploration/research. was that one of the main problem for this persisting problem is money. In Philadelphia, federal funding has been cut so the public health officers are unable to do inspections and repair the horses. while the flint Michigan lead problem was caused due to the city wanting to find a cheaper water source. However it still puzzles me that some landlords are unwilling to spend some money to do the repairs and keep kids safe. https://infograph.venngage.com/ps/FOen9I5ECY/toxic-city-philadelphia-infographic