Lead Paint.
Health issues associated with lead paint is of major concern for cities which have older buildings. With age, the paint turns to a breathable toxic dust which poses danger to young children. Since 1978 various agencies and organizations have been researching the problems associated with lead paint. The funds for these extensive yet imperative studies have made it possible to further educate the public of the serious health threat. This author touched upon every aspect of the argument and used many the argumentative techniques to establish a very serious argument.
The unknown author specifically discuses the health problems that lead has caused and is still causing in people in New Orleans as well as other cities. As states in the article, over time paint with lead in it, which was used on older houses in the city, can either chip or peel and become hazardous to the subjects. The lead toxins released by the paint are especially hazardous to the children who do not practice cleanliness ways and who are not cautious about their hygiene. The lead toxins released by the paint have been proven to cause many medical problems such as different internal organs damage, as well as mental and physical damage. Studies have been conducted by Tulane University and have discovered that children from six months to six years of age that have been tested for lead in their systems have found that 29% of the ones tested have dangerously high levels of lead in the systems. Tulane is one of the top 50 colleges in the United States, so by using that the reader knows that the fact is valid and highly respected. All the other facts make the reader not question anything that is begin delivered in the entire article. .
New Orleans is currently receiving federal help from the United States Government. The grants have been given to the city to help fight the health issue in the amount of five million dollars.
