Name: 土壤里的铅之隐患
Uploaded: 2024-06-27T14:38:56Z
Duration: 12 min 31 s
Description: 调查记者伊薇特·卡布雷拉表示，我们的脚下存在着一种看不见的健康威胁。她深入研究了土壤中普遍存在的铅污染问题——这是城市儿童面临的一个特殊风险——并分享了她绘制城市土壤图并帮助创建更健康社区的行动计划。

伊薇特·卡布雷拉: 土壤里的铅之隐患

土壤里的铅之隐患

调查记者伊薇特·卡布雷拉表示，我们的脚下存在着一种看不见的健康威胁。她深入研究了土壤中普遍存在的铅污染问题——这是城市儿童面临的一个特殊风险——并分享了她绘制城市土壤图并帮助创建更健康社区的行动计划。

Decades after phasing out leaded gasoline, high levels of toxic lead linger in city soils across the United States and around the world. Even today, every child has detectable lead in their blood, and no level is considered safe. Soil tests in Santa Ana revealed that over half of samples from its poorest neighborhoods contained unsafe lead levels, contributing to lifelong health and behavioral problems. Without systematic soil testing and action, invisible lead contamination continues to derail young lives, especially in marginalized communities.

Lead Lurks Beneath Urban Neighborhoods, Threatening Children’s Futures

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