Analyze

From Tu (2020): "In Taiwan, the community air-monitoring projects often have difficulties in identifying the specific pollution sources due to the historical patterns of industrial development that tend to set up dense clusters of different factories in the industrial parks along the west coast (Liu 2012).3 The agglomeration of polluting facilities complicates pollution identification that further creates significant knowledge gaps between the predicted emission, the actual emission, and the community sensory experiences throughout the policy process. This pattern of development has somehow constrained Taiwan community air monitoring to target the specific polluters."

Code enforcement doesn't do anything when residents call them, does not have a timeline for re-inspection after a property fails initial inspections

Owners retaliate against renters by raising rent, evicting them, etc. for complaining

Residents must fix things on their own, don't report concerns because of fears of retaliation

Parents risk having their children removed by CPS if conditions (like presence of black mold) don't improve

Safety concerns in neighborhoods about gun violence

Nearby homeless encampments cause mice infestations

Mold, plumbing issues, rodent and cockroach infestations, leaking roofs, broken windows and doors, broken heaters, missing smoke or carbon dioxide detectors, damaged carpets, no hot water

The object of this study is to demonstrate with objective data that pollution in Newark is causing real damage. Especially for children, because they suffer from respiratory diseases such as asthma; which is more harmful to a developing organism like a child. It is important that we become aware that pollution damage is real, and that a part of the population that is really affected is the youngest.