Toxic City Infographic

https://create.piktochart.com/output/25968913-toxic-in-philadelphia The major problem is the lead poisoning issue The pollutant comes from houses that were built before the 1978 lead paint ban, Because the houses back then were painted with lead those same houses now find families trapped in toxic houses.People buy these old houses because they are more affordable not knowing that the paint is made from lead I feel like this whole article was really informative as a Philadelphian im pretty sure the poverty rate and lead poisoning rate whent down but the whole poverty thing is still an issue today .The last issue i want to talk about is the whole problem that the lead in the paint cause some children to get brain damage as well . Other than the obvious it lowered some childrens IQ Sources https://philly.curbed.com/2017/9/14/16307258/philadelphia-poverty-rate-versus-major-cities

Comments