Air: Bayview-Hunters Point health concerns and area demographics*
bySteve Adams,La Shunda Prescott, Heidi Boley, Melissa Getz
concerned citizens
This Chronicle article discusses the pollution and health problems the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood faces. This area has 700 hazardous waste material facilities and two Superfund cleanup sites. The neighborhood has four times as many toxins as other San Francisco neighborhoods. The study is the first to measure the relative health of area residents.
| KEYWORDS | Superfund, Bayview, Hunters Point, hazardous waste sites, demographics, toxins, air pollution, land pollution, health problems, health concerns |
| SUBMITTER | Steve Adams |
| METHODS | cut and paste |
| INSPIRATION | This evidence provides the reader with numbers that "show" how the Bayview Hunters Point area has a disproportionate number of sick people, possibly due to the nearby location of hazardous waste sites. This details the first health study of San Francisco's heavily polluted Bayview-Hunters Point area. |
| PROJECTS | Environmental Justice |
| GUIDANCE | - make hints here to go with it. - use squiggly brackets - Look for the chart at the end of the article. - Note the numbers of hazardous sites and other polltion sources. - Note the source for the data. Perhaps you would want to write to them for more information, or even better.... call them for an interview. Perhaps someone would want to speak to our class! We found names of two people and their organizations, how many do you find? - Note what type of pollution is happening and what symptoms the people in the area are experiencing. |
| COMPREHENSION TIME | 5 to 20 minutes |
| SCIENCE LEVEL | High School |
