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Thousands of toddler sippy cups and bottles are recalled over lead poisoning risk

The bottom base of some Green Sprouts products can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains the toxic metal, a federal regulator said. No injuries have been reported from such incidents.

WEKU

UN experts apply for court role in Anglo American’s Kabwe lead poisoning case

The organisation and Human Rights Watch petition in South Africa to take part in class action as the mining giant denies liability

The Guardian - UK

Lawsuit demands justice for Zambians 'poisoned' by lead mine

A class action lawsuit targeting mining giant Anglo American over alleged health problems caused by lead mines in central Zambia will hear who can participate in the case in November.

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Profiting from poison: how the US lead industry knowingly created a water crisis

The lead water crisis facing Chicago and many other US cities today has roots in a nearly century-old campaign to boost the lead industry’s sales

The Guardian - US

Environmental watchdog investigating 'elevated' lead levels in ducks from Victorian wetlands

Wedge-tailed eagles and other protected species are at risk of being paralysed by lead poisoning in Victoria, according to wildlife advocates, with illegal lead ammunition still being used to shoot ducks.

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Tot who eats rocks and paint due to rare condition gets lead poisoning from garden mud

Layla Carter says her three-year-old Vinnie has Pica - a rare eating disorder that makes him eat things such a rocks, mud and the paint peeled from walls in the house

Daily Mirror

Boy, 3, suffers 'lead poisoning' after eating mud in garden as mum desperate to move

Layla Carter, 27, is trying to get Bristol City Council to rehouse her family after her toddler son Vinnie's lead levels tested high but says her request has been denied

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Three-year-old boy 'gets lead poisoning' from eating mud in his garden

His mum is desperate to move out of the council flat

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Study: Pollution Behind 1 in 6 Global Deaths in 2019

Pollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report published Wednesday, with experts raising alarm over increasing deaths from breathing outside air and the "horrifying" toll of lead poisoning. Human-created waste in the air, water and soil rarely kills people immediately, but…

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Pollution killing 9 million people a year, Africa hardest hit

Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 – countering modest progress made in tackling pollution elsewhere, a team of scientists reported Tuesday.

Reuters

Queensland's Mount Isa Mines faces $5m lawsuit over allegations lead poisoning caused teenager's brain damage

The mother of a Queensland teenager with an intellectual disability is suing mining company Mount Isa Mines for $5 million in damages, alleging her daughter's brain damage is the result of lead poisoning caused by emissions from the mine.

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