Are African-Americans & Latinos overexposed to lead in housepaint or industrial pollution?
More Blacks Live With Pollution (AP) “An Associated Press analysis of a little-known government research project shows that black Americans are 79 percent more likely than whites to live in neighborhoods where industrial pollution is suspected of posing the greatest health danger.” “And while Hispanics and Asians aren’t overrepresented in high-risk neighborhoods nationally, in certain states they are… All told, there are 12 states where Hispanics are more than twice as likely as non-Hispanics to live in neighborhoods with the highest risk scores. There are seven states where Asians are more than twice as likely as whites to live in the most polluted areas.” What You Should Know About Lead Based Paint in Your Home: Safety Alert (Consumer Product Safety Commission) Older homes may contain lead based paint. “Lead was used as a pigment and drying agent in “alkyd” oil based paint. “Latex” water based paints generally have not contained lead. About two-thirds of the homes built before 1940
