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National Public Radio: If you want to witness the health consequences of unsafe gold mining in northwestern Nigeria, the first thing you have to do is get to the mines
There's a crisis of severe lead poisoning near the mines that's killed hundreds of children and made thousands more sick.
The gold deposits are in a remote part of the country, near the border with Niger. Even in the best of times, it's a challenge to reach the mines.
Right now, the journey is made tougher by a gasoline crisis that's led to long......
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Reporting On Lead Poisoning In Nigeria
Posted by National Public Radio: Jason Beaubien on September 30th, 2012
Posted in Water Conservation