<p>From 2010-2013, integrated health and environmental responses addressed an unprecedented epidemic lead poisoning in Zamfara State, northern Nigeria. Artisanal gold mining caused widespread contamination
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Ninety-two children in Central China's Hunan province have excessive levels of lead in their blood, following a lead poisoning scandal exposed last month, local authorities said Wednesday. A chemical plant
Lead poisoning in children is usually traced to peeling paint in old homes or old lead pipes. But the family car, and the children
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About 7,000 people, mostly women and children, are adversely affected due to lead poison associated with mining activities in gold bearing zone of Nigeria. The states are Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna,
Bangalore, DHNS: Children under the age of six are more vulnerable to lead poisoning.
New Mexico sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an agency contractor and two mining companies on Monday over the 2015 breach of an abandoned Colorado gold mine that spilled some 3 million gallons
‘The ink contains multiple bioactive materials and might lead to adverse health issues’ The Department of Food Safety has issued an order prohibiting storage, distribution and sale of food articles
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE) is devising a legal provision to set a level of lead content in paints to address the health hazards resulting from excessive use of the metal.
While activists against sound pollution are demanding a ban on crackers exceeding the permissible noise levels in cities like Mumbai, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) officials said Bangaloreans
The disposal and recycling of electronic devices has increased exposure to lead and other toxicants and created "an emerging health concern," according to a pediatrician who directs the Environmental Health
Lead-contaminated house dust is a major source of lead exposure for children in the United States. In 1999
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Bindu Shajan Perappadan Also do not conform to the rules for size, says NGO NEW DELHI: With pictorial health warnings on tobacco products finally coming into effect after being deferred and diluted several times since the first notification in July 2006, leading
Traditional hazards such as poor sanitation currently account for most of Africa
Traditional hazards such as poor sanitation currently account for most of Africa
African countries have agreed to cooperate in setting limits for use of lead in paints with a view to phasing it out by 2020. This is because of its dangers to human beings, especially to children,
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