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Friday, August 11, 2023

Lead, mercury, and the poisonous legacy of mines in Africa

 “Having been to probably 20 toxic hotspots throughout the world, and seeing mercury, chromium and many contaminated lead sites, [I can say] the scale in Kabwe is unprecedented,” Jack Caravanos, an environmental health professor at New York University told The Guardian.  

read more... https://www.mining-technology.com/features/lead-mercury-and-the-poisonous-legacy-of-mines-in-africa/

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