Residents near the Broken Hill Mine in Zambia show high blood levels of lead, cadmium
People in Kabwe Town, Zambia, show very high blood levels of lead and cadmium, which are a direct consequence of the now-closed Broken Hill mine. The operation was owned by Nchanga Consl. Cu Mines Ltd. According to a study published in the scientific journal Chemosphere and conducted by researchers from Japan’s Hokkaido University and the University of Zambia, not only people in Kabwe have high levels of toxic heavy metals, but they also exhibit clinical symptoms of lead and cadmium toxicity. Located in central Zambia, Kabwe’s economy is centred around mining. In fact, Broken Hill…
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