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Study confirms Mt Isa lead poisoning risk [Australia]
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Date indiquée: 2 Oct 2010
Lieu: Australie
Entreprises
Xstrata (now part of Glencore) - Parent CompanyProjets
Mt Isa - UnknownConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Communauté: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu - Secteur inconnu , Gender not reported )Enjeux
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Response sought: Non
Type de source: 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.