As I was researching for this project, I've learned how impacting such a catastrophe can be when not being made aware of or noticed by the general public. If this were to continue remaining so secret then I can't imagine how much more effective it would be in harming so many people. https://padlet.com/ratkins20/8ciifzpp1mni
Reflection: While I worked on this project with my peers. I thought about how many people in my own city got badly affected by lead and it deeply saddened me. https://padlet.com/ratkins20/8ciifzpp1mni
After doing some additional research, I was shocked to find out how fast the rates of lead poisoning is in the city. I find it really sad how many children's lives will forever be impacted due to the laziness of tenants of homes, and the unresponsive case managers for reported lead issues in the homes as well.
When reading the toxic city article a lot went threw my mind but the main thing was that so many kids in Philadelphia had lead poisoning. I thought a lot about how that could have been prevented if only the paint in their homes and schools were safe. But I also thought a lot about how no where near enough people were trying to stop it. Not the government or landlords so that kind of upset me because they all knew that lead poisoning in the paint was a problem and did nothing to keep those children safe.
I was honestly amazed by the information that I attained while reading the article that me and my group had selected. I had no idea that the effects of lead poising could lead to such extreme regression on the human brain. There are so many issues with lead poising in North and Northeast houses and school buildings involving younger children and it is honestly disgusting how enough still hasn't been done when evidently these issues could have been prevented. Something about these issues in our city need to be done now or clueless children about the epidemic will continue to be harmed.
Toxic City explores the negative effects of lead poison in Philadelphia. In MY info-graphic I targeted the neighborhood of Strawberry Mansion, I choose this area because of it's significantly high lead pollution. The lead contamination in most Strawberry Mansion homes is a direct result of lead based paints. Most homes in Philly were built prior to the lead paint ban in 1970. Therefore the lead has persevered itself in the home. Low finances and unawareness allows the lead to linger on. The paint itself has been digested by children, and animals. Once digested a slue of health problems follows.
My reflection and our group's infographic based on the Toxic City article.
I was appalled by the lack of enforced regulation with this issue in Philadelphia. I had no idea that something this horrible was going on right under our noses and nobody seemed to care. What really made me angry was that this was mostly affecting low-income neighborhoods because it basically says that they are not important and their lives and future aren’t either. I am disgusted by this and something needs to be done immediately!
During the Toxic City article, my first reaction was the confusion I was feeling about it. How were these kids even gaining these lead poisonings? Soon I came to realize that it can come from the paint peelings in apartments and water. This is a danger to children and it can even be lethal. Philadelphia has to do better and fix this problem.
As I read the article, it better my understanding of how there are other things that contribute to global warming. Big buildings are all over the city and they produce a lot of co2 adding the cars co2 is making it worse. I wonder why most buildings don't use solar energy already? It already has the height and surface area on the roof to hold the panels.
During the Toxic City article, my first reaction was the confusion I was feeling about it. How was these kids even gaining these lead poisonings? Soon I came to realize that it can come from the paint peelings in apartments and water. This is a danger to children and it can even be lethal. Philadelphia has to do better and fix this problem.
