Lead poisoning

Lead poisoning

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98% of Dhaka's children have excessive lead levels in their blood: icddr,b Study

Immediate action is needed to control Dhaka’s industrial sites to protect children from toxic lead

Up to 35 million children in Bangladesh have too high levels of lead in their blood which can cause irreparable damage to their health and development, reports UNICEF. Photo: USAID

Lead poisoning: USAID announces $1.1 million for nationwide survey in Bangladesh

Lead-tainted turmeric: How Bangladesh triumphed over a silent killer in golden spice

Lead-tainted turmeric: How Bangladesh triumphed over a silent killer in golden spice

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How to stop turmeric from killing people

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Lead poisoning causes far more death, IQ loss than thought: Study

Illegal dismantling of used lead-acid batteries in the open air and close to human habitats is a major source of lead exposure. Photo: TBS

Lead poisoning leads to death: (Un)avoidable toxic reality?

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Govt taking steps to check lead pollution: Minister

Pure Earth has done some lead cleanup in Mirzapur in Tangail, and in Ashulia, Dhaka, where informal battery recycling factories contaminated land and water. Photo: Courtesy

Lead poisoning: Pure Earth wants us to be worried

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Human chain, rally held marking ‘International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week’

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Crocodiles are losing their teeth, 'angling' is to blame

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Ex-Michigan governor charged in lead-poisoning of Flint water