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Study confirms Mt Isa lead poisoning risk [Australia]
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Fecha comunicada: 2 Oct 2010
Ubicación: Australia
Empresas
Xstrata (now part of Glencore) - Parent CompanyProyectos
Mt Isa - UnknownAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Comunidad: ( Número desconocido - Ubicación desconocida - Sector desconocido , Gender not reported )Temas
Personal HealthRespuesta
Response sought: No
Tipo de fuente: 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.