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- Identifying Childhood Lead Poisoning in the Philippines August 16, 2021
- Pure Earth Economic Calculator Predicts Cost of Inaction to Chemicals Exposure Across Africa July 26, 2021
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- Investigating and Mapping Mercury Contamination in Colombia June 1, 2021
- In The News: Pure Earth’s Work On The Global Lead Poisoning Crisis May 18, 2021
- Pure Earth, USC and Macquarie University Publish Landmark Lead Study in The Lancet Planetary Health Journal March 12, 2021
- Circle of Women: Creating Safe Spaces For Innovation And Health With Traditional Potters In Mexico February 22, 2021
- Stopping Dangerous Levels of Heavy Metals in Baby Food February 11, 2021
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Category Archives: Asia
Bihar, India: How we celebrated a community, and helped them take action on lead poisoning
It was a day to remember. The celebration in the public town square of Karmalichak, a community in Patna, in the state of Bihar, India, was not only fun, but potentially life-changing. Organized by our local partner, the Institute of … Continue reading
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HSBC Volunteers Take Action Against River Pollution in the Philippines
This post is from Larah Ortega Ibañez, Pure Earth’s coordinator in the Philippines. This April, under the searing sun, over 200 volunteers from HSBC Philippines and the local community showed up to help Pure Earth take action against river pollution. Together, … Continue reading
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Keeping Two-Year-Old Dexter and His Friends Safe From Lead Poisoning in Pampanga, Philippines
This blog post is from Indigo Golub, a communications intern at Pure Earth. She is currently undergoing a bachelors degree in History, Law, and Society at the American University of Paris. Meet Dexter. The two-year-old, seen here with his mom, … Continue reading
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Pure Earth’s Toxic Site Investigators Blanket 350 Villages In The Philippines To Identify and Map Pollution Problems
This post is by Madeline Walker, Pure Earth Communications Intern. Madeline attends undergraduate college at SUNY Geneseo, where she will receive a dual degree in Political Science & Communication. One day, she hopes to pursue a career in the fields … Continue reading
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Looking For Lead? No Problem! Quickest Discovery In Two Decades
This post is from Andrew McCartor, Pure Earth’s Regional Director for South Asia. Finding and confirming pollution can be difficult because polluters don’t advertise their activities, and many toxic pollutants are invisible and thus require sophisticated equipment to analyze. Pure Earth … Continue reading
Notes From The Field: A Week In The Life Of A Pure Earth Staffer In The Philippines
What is it like to be a pollution fighter for Pure Earth? We followed Lara Crampe (above), Pure Earth’s Regional Director for Southeast Asia, during a recent week-long trip to the Philippines, where she met with local partners, visited … Continue reading
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Notes From The Field:
It Takes A Village
The two lists you see above show the names of people in the village who contributed towards the construction of paved roads that now criss-cross the rural community of Dong Mai in Vietnam. On our recent visit, we saw lists … Continue reading
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It Takes A Village
It Takes A Village
Notes From The Field:
In Indonesia, testing a playground, school, homes for toxic lead
A few days ago, we visited a school, playground and homes in one neighborhood in Jakarta to test for toxic lead. Children can get poisoned when they ingest lead flakes or lead dust that comes off of brightly painted playground … Continue reading
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In Indonesia, testing a playground, school, homes for toxic lead
In Indonesia, testing a playground, school, homes for toxic lead
Breaking the Cycle of Extreme Lead Poisoning in Pesarean, Indonesia
This week’s post is from Angela Bernhardt, Executive Director of Communications for Pure Earth. After two and a half years in our New York headquarters, I took my first trip to the field with our Southeast Asia coordinator, Lara Crampe. … Continue reading
Project Highlights 2015: A String Of Firsts
Over the past year, we have started to finally see a shift connecting the silos that have kept efforts on the environment, health and development in separate disciplines. The catalyst for much of this progress has come from the creation … Continue reading
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