As the City of Galveston Lead Task Force continues to look at ways to remediate the Lead Based Paint issues on the Island, a study out of Indiana highlighted in Medical News Today may hold some promise for an economically feasible option. The most familiar source of lead is exposure to paint chips or the dust failing paint produces. Many forget to trace another source of exposure to when those chips and dust get into the soil and then onto the hands, faces, and toys of children playing outside. This source can prove to be particularly bad for urban areas (such as Galveston) because the contaminated dust and dirt can travel from one site to another very easily via the wind, erosion or other methods of transfer. There are a few options discussed for remediating the lead levels in soil, even something as simple as watering down the exposed soil could help to aleviate this problem.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118721.php
Monday, August 25, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
History of Hurricanes
Galveston prepared for a possible strike from Tropical Storm Eduardo this week, but the storm never made it to hurricane strength and came ashore to the east of us, between High Island and Sabine Pass. It was good practice for the city and a reminder that we should always be prepared, this time of year. The 1943 Hurricane had the same path that Eduardo took (see link below).The peak of hurricane season is traditionally the first week of September. The 1900 Storm still ranks as the deadliest natural disaster to strike the United States, where 6,000 to 8,000 people lost their lives on the night of September 8, 1900.
When in Galveston, visit the Great Storm Theater and see the film:
Here are several links on hurricane history that relate to Galveston:
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