المقال
Study confirms Mt Isa lead poisoning risk [Australia]
إظهار جميع الإشارات
الادعاءات
الملخص
Date Reported: 2 أكتوبر 2010
الموقع: أستراليا
الشركات
Xstrata (now part of Glencore) - Parent Companyالمشاريع
Mt Isa - Unknownالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
مجتمع: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )القضايا
Personal Healthالرد
Response sought: لا
نوع المصدر: News outlet
A new study has suggested one child develops lead poisoning every nine days in the north-west Queensland mining city of Mount Isa. Mining giant Xstrata is involved in legal action over high levels of lead in the blood of children in the city…Dr Taylor [co-author of the report] says not enough is being done to inform the community about the situation or clean up the problem…Xstrata disputes the claims published…Xstrata says its Lead Pathways study is ongoing.