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The Hidden Danger of Lead in Soil | Yvette Cabrera | TED

There’s an invisible health threat right under our feet, says investigative journalist Yvette Cabrera. She digs into the pervasive problem of lead contamination in soil — a particular risk for children in cities — and shares her action plan to map urban soils and help create healthier communities. If you love watching TED Talks like…

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There’s an invisible health threat right under our feet, says investigative journalist Yvette Cabrera. She digs into the pervasive problem of lead contamination in soil — a particular risk for children in cities — and shares her action plan to map urban soils and help create healthier communities.

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30 Comments

  1. @Celine-x9z

    July 1, 2024 at 7:13 am

    I’ve never encountered a more supportive online community. It’s like having a cheering squad for intellectual exploration.😘

  2. @Rozellar

    July 1, 2024 at 7:21 am

    This comment won’t get over 15 likes…

    • @davidkeller8557

      July 1, 2024 at 7:35 am

      😂

    • @vmwindustries

      July 1, 2024 at 10:16 am

      A lot of women will like your comment because of your picture, im sure men will like it too.

    • @hungrykiller666

      July 1, 2024 at 11:42 am

      this comment doesnt care about likes

  3. @hxjp

    July 1, 2024 at 7:39 am

    as an organic gardener, i learned to add (at 5#/100 sq ft-) fishmeal, in my usual soil amending. there is an old nyt article regarding this. every time i replanted an old sf garden, fishmeal was among the 14 soil amendments used commonly, due to the lead paint question in the garden’s history.
    fishmeal binds to the metal and is not available to the plant. masanobu fukuoka used rye grass and mustard to do the same (in a seasonal serial planting), in old japanese journals and books.

  4. @danielking5670

    July 1, 2024 at 7:42 am

    The poor oil companies didn’t mean any harm! It’s the dumbing down of the world! Trumps base is growing!

    • @mbergamin16

      July 1, 2024 at 12:10 pm

      How’s your TDS doing in this little echo chamber 😆

    • @maxamaxa194

      July 2, 2024 at 7:00 pm

      Go ahead, make a counter argument. The only one keeping it an echo chamber is you. Or are you incapable? Lol. ​@@mbergamin16

  5. @piku5637

    July 1, 2024 at 8:16 am

    We need ecosocialism.

  6. @lakmalchamith4674

    July 1, 2024 at 8:28 am

    Nice

  7. @rockchalkJayhawk02

    July 1, 2024 at 8:29 am

    Good talk in terms of creating awareness around the soil issue. It does feel that there could be a bit of a false equivalency here though. There’s a lot of environmental factors that could have encouraged that kid to bring a knife to school, especially in underserved communities. One way to strengthen the suggested connection being made here would be to look at cases of kids from those same communities who also had elevated lead levels, ADHD, etc… but didnt end up in the criminal system. What positive factors potentially kept them on a better path? If the “criminal” cohort was exposed to these positive factors, despite lead exposure, could they be rescued? Essentially saying lead exposure is a predictive path towards criminality is too loose of a correlation and detracts from the urgent issues at hand (mass lead contamination and, separately, troubled youth – both issues needing solutions).

    • @totonow6955

      July 1, 2024 at 8:54 am

      Of course many angles of problems have to be addressed. This woman said nothing to suggest she ruled out other factors. Are you motivated in needing to make your comment?

    • @rockchalkJayhawk02

      July 1, 2024 at 7:06 pm

      @@totonow6955 not sure I follow your question, but I’ll try to answer. I felt motivated because based on the thumbnail saying “leads not just in the water -it’s in the soil too” in combination with the setup, it just felt it took a hard right turn. It was interesting at first but some of gaps I mentioned above had me seeking a more concrete connection in the data which never came. As I said, ultimately it’s compelling, but the argument presented has a few holes in it.

  8. @qow2427

    July 1, 2024 at 8:31 am

    Solar panels contain HIGHLY toxic compounds as do EV batteries. The negative effect these do and will have in our water and soil when they erode is MASSIVE but no one talks about it…

  9. @Dynasty1818

    July 1, 2024 at 8:32 am

    Combine this with nitrogen levels in the soil plummeting and reducing nutritional value due to over-farming the land on rotation, and still not enough people will care enough to initiate change…

    • @Rnue

      July 1, 2024 at 7:52 pm

      Meaning absolutely won’t care enough ever? Sucks; you could be totally right! I suggest adding an open mind and curiousity to the observation/judgment.

  10. @Gray_Bush

    July 1, 2024 at 8:38 am

    Cool. Thought we just had to worry about plastic and forver chemicals poisoning our bodies..

  11. @totonow6955

    July 1, 2024 at 8:51 am

    After the overturn last week of the Chevron Doctrine we DO NOT have over sight in this or any other environmental welfare of any kind. The Supreme Court has dismantled all the work done by people like this woman. Everything is political my dears. Either we change it or get ready. Climate catastrophe? We will have to kiss FEMA goodbye no doubt.

  12. @riccardo_aquilanti

    July 1, 2024 at 9:06 am

    they used to put a millennia-old toxic metal in gasoline and paint, unbeliavable….

  13. @marcvolpe8252

    July 1, 2024 at 9:07 am

    WOW NOT ONLY INTELLIGENT BUT ALSO BEAUTIFUL ADORABLE SEDUCTIVE RAVISHING CAPTIVATING RAVISHING AND PASSIONATE HER BEAUTY IS PHENOMENAL IF MOZART WERE ALIVE TODAY SHE WOULD BE HIS MUSE

  14. @jessabeauty917

    July 1, 2024 at 9:40 am

    There is just so much political propaganda in this. “School to prison pipeline”? This kid was a danger to his peers and wasn’t gardening with that knife. The USA doesn’t have money to take care of the soil and to properly regulate because so much is spent in entitlement programs, including very highly in that area. Basic math says there’s only so much money. If you want more money available for soil programs you have to find a way to make that happen. People aren’t inhumane or heartless, they can just understand basic math.

  15. @vmwindustries

    July 1, 2024 at 10:33 am

    Ridiculous that a boy with a pocket knife gets into trouble!

  16. @ShaneBro

    July 1, 2024 at 2:52 pm

    Times have changed, I used to carry a pocket knife in my pocket when I was a kid. Crazy. On the topic of lead in soil, crazy. How many other environmental areas need to be cleaned up that we don’t know about or have been hidden.

    • @OzzyLight-pf3my

      July 3, 2024 at 7:46 am

      what is the connection between lead contamination and bringing pockets of knives to school?

    • @ShaneBro

      July 3, 2024 at 2:13 pm

      @@OzzyLight-pf3my TBH not sure. Maybe it was from another video I watched? Maybe my brain shorted out for a second. I cannot remember.

  17. @gonehome2

    July 1, 2024 at 3:56 pm

    Coming from our skies, and they know it.

  18. @ayush0477

    July 2, 2024 at 1:13 am

    Isn’t gasoline cars also release lead from exhaust because of the corn mixed with fuel?

  19. @olimpiakoslol3217

    July 3, 2024 at 5:07 am

    1 minute summary by linksandbriefs: Investigative reporter Yvette Cabrera sheds light on the ongoing issue of lead contamination in soil, impacting children’s health and behavior. She shares her findings from soil tests in Santa Ana, revealing high levels of lead in poor neighborhoods. Cabrera emphasizes the lifelong harmful effects of lead exposure, including increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. She advocates for mapping urban soils, implementing solutions like clean soil banks, and raising awareness to protect children from lead poisoning. Ultimately, her work aims to eradicate lead from the environment and safeguard children’s futures.

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  20. @larranag

    July 3, 2024 at 3:35 pm

    Great job.

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