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Daniel Beaz

Samuel Igiozee

Asaad Parsons

Shaiann Desvignes

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Where does the article take place?

The article takes place in Philadelphia, PA.

What is the pollutant of concern?

The pollutant is called Lead.

Where is the pollutant coming from?

The lead-in question is coming from houses built in the 1920s from with lead paint.

What are the effects of the pollutant among different demographics? Who is affected most?

Lead is affecting many of the children around the age of six, and this affects the child's (IQ) their ability to learn.

What are the effects of the pollutant in different cities?

Different cities have different levels of lead exposure with Philadelphia being the highest. Some of the effects include a rise in a child’s blood levels and doctors start to take action against this when it reaches five micro-grams per deciliter.

How can the issue be resolved?

This issue can be resolved by building homes that are not constructed with lead paint.

Is this an environmental justice issue? Why or why not?

In our opinion, I believe that this is an environmental justice issue because the environment is being harmed by lead and that lead then affects children and their learning abilities. If we don’t take action now this will just impact our children very negatively in the future.

Reflect on what stood out to you and you are wondering.
Even though lead poisoning is a problem, how come landlords ignored the problems before the “Lead Court” was established?
Why was lead used in paint in the first place?
Do row houses usually have more lead paint in them?
Can lead be used for a different purpose other than paint?

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Area of Interest: The Overbrook Neighborhood 

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Area of Interest: The Overbrook Neighborhood 

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The neighborhood of Overbrook is located northwest of West Philadelphia. The area's main boundaries are North 63rd Street to the west, Lansdowne Avenue to the south, and the SEPTA regional tracks to the northwest. This neighborhood's inhabitants are in danger of lead poisoning.

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- The neighborhood of Overbook has lead levels ranging from a scale of 6 being the lowest with 8 being the highest.
- Over 90% of the homes built in this neighborhood were built in the pre-1980's
- The poverty rate ranges from 11.2 % to 36.9 %

- "In the U.S. today, there are at least 4 million households with children who are exposed to high levels of lead and nearly half a million children have blood lead levels at or above the hazard threshold of 5 micrograms per deciliter."

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The damages that can come from lead paint:

- Slow down growth and development
- Damage hearing and speech
- Cause behavior problems
- Make it hard to pay attention and learn

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- Ask the landlord for proof that the properties was lead free.
- Determine the source of the contamination and fix it if possible.
- Go to the city government and petition for better laws to combat against the growing crisis in Philadelphia.

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Laker, Barbara, et al. “Philly Ignores Thousands of Kids Poisoned by Lead Paint.” Philly.com, Philly.com, 29 Oct. 2016, www.philly.com/philly/news/Philadelphia_ignores_thousands_of_kids_poisoned_by_lead_paint.html.

“Lead Exposure and Children.” Big Cities Health Coalition,  www.bigcitieshealth.org/lead/.

“Lead and Healthy Homes Program.” Phila.Gov | Public Health, www.phila.gov/health/childhoodlead/.

“What Do Parents Need to Know to Protect Their Children?” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17 May 2017, www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/acclpp/blood_lead_levels.htm.

Daniels, Barbara, and Nancy Mesner. “Drinking Water Facts...LEAD.” June 2005.

“Overbrook, Philadelphia.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Oct. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overbrook,_Philadelphia.