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NIGERIA: Lead exterminate more than 400 children

E 'was the craft and manual search of gold in lead poisoning of entire villages, more than 18,000 infected, the most affected are women and children.

far this year, in the northern region of Zamfara, have been contaminated - according to UN figures - at least 18,000 people , and the situation worsening. Already in March was observed an excess of deaths and illnesses of the Zamfara State , and investigations had identified the cause nell'avvelenamento lead and mercury from artisanal gold mining related.
E 'was found later that most of the aquifers, where they worked for the for gold, are contaminated by the presence of heavy metals that infect humans and environment.
Men extract minerals highly contaminated with bare hands, take them home to select carefully the precious metal from what was collected, and clean sand, and often this activity is carried out by women and children . But children have a significantly weaker immune systems of adults, so I'm the first to be poisoned by harmful material, leading to anemia, muscle weakness, irreversible brain damage and in severe cases leads to death.
Considering that almost all the villagers of Zamfara and its practice the search for gold as a primary source, or rather the hope of income, the budget of the epidemic is staggering. Thousands of people are at risk, already infected more than 18,000 in seven villages surveyed. There is talk of than 400 children under five years dall'avvelenamento killed, 500 were closely monitored for early intervention Doctors Without Borders, which warns: 'The identification of two other villages polluted suggests that the lead contamination in the villages of the State of Zamfara is a problem much larger than estimated at first. " The process of remediation of contaminated sites can not be accomplished in the short term. Provides for the removal of polluted soil and the study of neighboring areas, which would be contaminated by lead like wildfire. The operation is supervised by the agency environmental Terragraphics.


Source: http://www.vocelibera.it/


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