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Study confirms Mt Isa lead poisoning risk [Australia]
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申立
要約
Date Reported: 2010年10月2日
場所: オーストラリア
企業
Xstrata (now part of Glencore) - Parent Companyプロジェクト
Mt Isa - Unknown関連
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
コミュニティ: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )課題
Personal Health回答
Response sought: いいえ
情報源のタイプ: 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.