Prenatal exposure to lead linked to lower birth weights, earlier births in gold mining communities

 A new study on the impacts of prenatal exposure to toxic metals linked to artisanal gold mining and other sources in Madre de Dios, Peru, finds that mercury—the metal most commonly linked to adverse health impacts in the region's general population—has no direct effect on a newborn's birth weight or gestational age.

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