Showing posts with label elevated blood lead levels in Allegheny County.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elevated blood lead levels in Allegheny County.. Show all posts

Monday, February 4, 2019

Got lead?

The Allegheny County Health Department has released a report concerning elevated blood lead levels in children.

Check out Page 9 of this report.

Page 1 shows blood lead levels by municipality and neighborhood.

It is kind of difficult to pinpoint the exact location of the darker blue areas by overlaying the maps. But considering the number of houses built before 1950, with most houses built before 1980 in Mt. Lebanon, it might be worth further investigation.