Children in Bangladesh are poisoned by tanneries when they bathe in ponds of water contaminated by untreated tannery effluent and work at tanning hides directly in pools of chemicals. In China, children suffer from lead poisoning from battery factories and smelters. Children in Kosovo refugee camps were also made terribly ill by lead contamination in water, thanks to a nearby industrial mine that the UN Interim Administration in Kosovo chose to ignore (and for which it is now being asked to pay compensation and apologize). In Africa, where much gold mining occurs, children get sick by coming into contact with mercury.
http://www.treehugger.com/health/no-child-should-be-exposed-hazardous-substances-says-human-rights-watch.html
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