Viewpoint: Lead poisoning prevention in South Bend needs a reboot
The alarm bells went off with this 2016 headline: âSouth Bend neighborhood has a higher rate of lead poisoning than Flint.â Lead is a toxic, human-produced metal that can be found in soil, paint, dust, water and, as the headline indicates, children, who can be exposed to this environmental hazard. Lead poisoning takes a terrible toll on people and communities, and âonce exposed, never the same,â as the neurological and health impacts can be permanent. Yet, just as lead was put into the environment by us, so it is also an avoidable hazard if we know where it is and know how...
Source: southbendtribune.com