Osvaldo Solis--Super Blog 3

Super Blog #3

For this week’s super blog, I have gathered 3 really helpful and therefore important sources for my research project. There really isn’t an order of importance but the three are an interactive map from the EPA’s website that has a lot of useful data which might be helpful for everyone else in case they would like to check it out. My second source is an image of a simulation used to understand lead-poisoning between 1970-1990s. This last source is an image of Dr. J. Julian Chisolm who was one of the first professionals to speak up against the threat of lead poisoning.  



This interactive map is actually very valuable, because even though it is isn’t an actual historical map. The creators of this interactive map did collect data that could simulate many things like housing in Los Angeles. Considering that lead based paint was banned in 1978 we can assume that some people began to not choose lead based paint for their homes, but most homes were built way before this event. Therefore, I only used the map that resembled the homes built before 1950 which would for sure be painted with lead based paint. When you take into account that many of the homes in Los Angeles were built in the early 1900’s and roughly around the time when Sherwin Williams and other paint companies would market their lead based paint. So this map really is a pretty accurate representation of the lead based painted homes and severity of the issue. 



This picture right here is a from the article Potential for Atmospheric-Driven Lead Paint Degradation in the South Coast Air Basin of California. This pretty much works similar to how weather is predicted from a daily basis to a monthly basis, so it is a prediction. Just like weather predictions are used to give the public an idea of how hot, cold, rainy, windy it might be. Well this works as a way to give the people an idea of the quantity of pollution created by lead paint degradation. I wish I could’ve found an example that dates further back in history but we get a pretty good idea with the example provided for the 1970 decade. Where we can tell that in regular times the pollution could have been unhealthy but on intense times it could be very dangerous.

  


This is a picture was obtained from the book Lead Wars and it is of Dr. J. Julian Chisolm taking care of a young African American boy who was poisoned with lead. And the importance relies on the fact that this doctor was one of the first people who began to speak up about the dangers of lead. Therefore he became an imperative figure against lead poisoning because ever since he realized the major threat behind lead, he dedicated his life to treat lead poisoned children. And he worked with others becoming a sort of political and environmental activist since he understood the intersectionality between segregation, and environmental racism. 

Comments

  1. Andrew DavidsonMarch 5, 2021 at 3:55 PM

    Hello Osvaldo, the sources you found this week seem to have a lot of potential to help boost your project. The website you found seems to be a goldmine of maps and data that can help depict the affects of lead on California communities. I agree with you that while these sources may be more contemporary they still serve a good purpose in your research. I still suggest you keep an eye out for some charts and maps that date further back because that could be a solid point in your project. However, if you use your other sources and pair them up with these images I believe you can still construct a compelling argument. Good luck on your presentation and final project.

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