Source: Global Research
In a new study conducted by Reuters, children living in more than 3,000 different neighborhoods in the U.S. have higher levels of lead poisoning rates compared to Flint, Michigan.
Most areas with high levels of child lead poisoning are areas low-income neighborhoods with working class and poor, as reported by Global Research.
Areas such as Buffalo, New York for example, showed 68 percent of children are experiencing high levels of lead.
Flint, Michigan was not rated among the most toxic cities in the U.S., instead smaller areas such as Warren, Pennsylvania and Goat Island, Texas showed more than one-third of children with high levels of lead poisoning. The CDC notes that there is no “safe” level of lead in the blood system however.
Data for the study was collected through the CDC and is self-reported and voluntary across 35 states and the District of Columbia.
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