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- Identifying Childhood Lead Poisoning in the Philippines August 16, 2021
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- Pure Earth, USC and Macquarie University Publish Landmark Lead Study in The Lancet Planetary Health Journal March 12, 2021
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Lead Exposure Linked to 412,000 Deaths in US; On Par With Tobacco
An important new paper from Dr. Bruce Lanphear, a member of the Pure Earth Leadership Council, and a Commissioner on The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, reveals that cardiovascular impacts of lead are under-estimated by a factor of 10. While stunning, this revelation did … Continue reading
Posted in Lead, Uncategorized
Tagged heart disease, lead, lead poisoning, lead pollution, TSIP, ULAB, World's Worst Polluted Places report
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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
Posted in Asia, Uncategorized
Tagged lead, Philippines
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In Bihar, Toxic Lead 150 Times Over Limit
This man is “cooking” lead by the side of a busy road. This is a fairly common scene in Hajipur, home to many of the 40 informal and unregulated recyclers of used lead-acid batteries (ULAB) in Bihar, India. In this densely … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Uncategorized
Tagged India, lead, ULAB
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Year In Review:
Lead Free Homes For The First Time In 100 Years
Of the many cleanups we conducted in 2015, our work in Kabwe, Zambia, was one of the highlights. Last year, thanks to private donations from supporters, Pure Earth’s team was able to return to Kabwe to start cleaning up one of the “World’s … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Uncategorized
Tagged Kabwe, lead
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Lead Free Homes For The First Time In 100 Years
Lead Free Homes For The First Time In 100 Years
Notes From The Field: Walking A Day To Seek Change In Kabwe
Joe Hayes, a hydrogeologist from the US, is a volunteer member of Pure Earth’s technical advisory board. Joe just returned from Kabwe, Zambia where he is helping to manage the cleanup of the lead-contaminated neighborhood of Chowa. “People in Kabwe … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Uncategorized
Tagged Kabwe, lead
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So Fresh And So Clean
“I am impressed with what has been done… and this comes as a relief not only to the people of Chowa, but the entire Kabwe population. We believe that when this project is completed, more lives will be safeguarded.” — … Continue reading
Nearly 100% Of Children In This Neighborhood Have Been Poisoned
Almost every single child in Chowa is suffering from lead poisoning. Nearly all of Chowa’s children were found to have blood lead levels that are ten to 20 times the CDC recommended level, which can be fatal. The source of the toxin? A group … Continue reading
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Tagged Kabwe, lead
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Nigeria: New Outbreak of Lead Poisoning
“At the hospital, he looked fine but behaved like he was losing his mind… In the evening of the same day, his fever became severe. He was restless. He later started jerking seriously with his eyes turning, and that was how … Continue reading
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Tagged lead, Nigeria
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