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Detroit’s proud history of manufacturing automobiles and airplanes has left its mark upon the community, and scientists from Wayne State University are investigating the environmental impact of old factories and pollution, as well as taking proactive steps to ensure a better environment for future generations.
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[/visibility] Shawn McElmurry, an environmental engineer and assistant professor at Wayne State, is supporting research that will help create a sustainable environmental future for Detroit. Working with colleagues from WSU’s School of Medicine, he discovered that children in Detroit have higher blood lead levels during the summer because they are exposed to the lead left behind in the city’s soil.

Another WSU professor, Sylvie Naar-King, is studying the city’s stunning asthma rate, which has been tied to air quality. Detroit has the highest asthma rate in young children among America’s 18 largest cities. Naar-King was awarded a $3.6 million grant to help Detroit’s children better manage their asthma and create better outcomes.

Please see the article WSU Researchers Address Environmental Impact of Detroit’s Industrial Legacy for the rest of the story.