In Allentwon one in four children has levels of lead in the blood over 5 micrograms per deciliter, which, according to the CDC, is higher than average and should be treated by a health care professional.
Lead-based paint in older homes is a major source of lead exposure in young kids. Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation for housing built before 1950, when lead was most prevalent in paint and plumbing, according to 2010 Census data.
Each year in the United States, 310,000 1- to 5-year-old kids are found to have unsafe levels of lead in their blood, which can lead to a wide range of symptoms, from headaches and stomach pain to behavioral problems and anemia (not enough healthy red blood cells). Lead also can affect a child’s developing brain
There are 20 Pennsylvania cities where the lead exposure rate is over 9.37 percent, that is, the percentage of children with elevated lead levels.
In Flint, Michigan, where officials have declared a crisis situation, the percentage is just over 3.21 percent
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As I was reading your stats (specifically the ones about PA), I was making a mental note to comment and see if you all could relate that to Flint, but you did that in the last comment!
As I was reading your stats (specifically the ones about PA), I was making a mental note to comment and see if you all could relate that to Flint, but you did that in the last comment!