The cities of South Bend, Elkhart, and Fort Wayne were awarded scholarships worth$ 2.3 million to clean up lead from vulnerable homes, public awareness about lead poisoning, childhood and training for workers in lead security methods.
The Centers for disease control and prevention according to heavy demands to lead can cause coma, convulsions, and death, while lower levels reduce intelligence, impair hearing and can cause other problems.
Director Jon Gant the U.S. Department of housing and urban development of the Office of healthy homes and lead hazard control, says that the grants show that a priority is safe and healthy homes.
South Bend is planning the funds use 350 residential units, clean up, while 300 in Fort Wayne and 140 in Elkhart is cleaned up.
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The Centers for disease control and prevention according to heavy demands to lead can cause coma, convulsions, and death, while lower levels reduce intelligence, impair hearing and can cause other problems.
Director Jon Gant the U.S. Department of housing and urban development of the Office of healthy homes and lead hazard control, says that the grants show that a priority is safe and healthy homes.
South Bend is planning the funds use 350 residential units, clean up, while 300 in Fort Wayne and 140 in Elkhart is cleaned up.
Copyright 2012 associated press. All rights reserved. This material cannot be published, sent, rewritten or redistributed.
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