Left Over Residues In Krainzwood, Detroit Michigan

1. Left Over Residues In Krainzwood, Detroit Michigan Lucina Sandoval URBS 515: Race, Poverty, and the Urban Environment Professor Raquel Pinderhughes, Urban Studies and Environmental Studies Programs, San Francisco State University Public has permission to use the materiel herein, but only if author, course, university, and professor is credited.

2. Introduction This presentation focuses on the neighborhood in Detroit Michigan, Krainzwood. It is designed to describe the damaging effects that the Master Metals Smelter has had on the Krainzwood residents. It analyzes and describes the left over lead poisoning left by the former smelter, Master Metals, paying particular attention to the social, environmental, and public health impacts of the processes associated with the former smelter. I will start by a photo of Detroit. This will be followed by a brief physical description of the neighborhood of Krainzwood. Next will be a description of the Master Metals Smelter. I will then give a short summary of the social, public health, and environmental impact of Master Metals . I will then answer the question, “ Why and how did the lead poisoning from Master Metals inc. develop into such a huge problem?” Following will be a description of how Krainzwood residents reacted to discovering that the source of the lead poisoning problem was the Master Metals Smelter. Lastly I will explain the present conditions of Krainzwood. A bibliography is inserted on the final slide.

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