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#PlasticPollution in #ShootingRanges and warfare areas - an overlooked #environmental issue
Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo, et al. 15 July 2026
Abstract
"Shooting ranges and military training fields, including warfare-impacted areas, have been widely recognized as environmentally impacted zones by inorganic and organic #contamination, such as #HeavyMetals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or explosive-related compounds. However, the possible contamination by #plastics and #microplastics in soil has been widely overlooked despite potential plastic sources, such as #ShotgunCartridges, #PlasticWads or #landmines. Due to how these activities occur, plastics have remained in the field for decades or centuries, favoring their conversion from macro to microplastics, polluting the soil and water resources. Moreover, shooting and recreational activities such as #airsoft or #paintball practices could also be a substantial source of plastics to ecosystems; once shot, pellets can have conventional or biodegradable plastics in their composition, and there left in the environment, favouring impacts on soil properties. Although some initiatives have emerged to avoid the use of single-use plastics in shotgun ammunition, alternative materials (biodegradable plastics) can also be a potential risk, favouring the heavy metal bioavailability of shot pellets. These emerging pollutants should also be considered in these areas to understand if they could be a potential source of micro- and nanoplastics to the environment and, therefore, an environmental concern that requires changes at industrial and regulatory levels."Read more:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935125008771#EndangeredSpecies #EndangeredBirds #AmmunitionPollution #ProtectNature
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#PlasticPollution in #ShootingRanges and warfare areas - an overlooked #environmental issue
Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo, et al. 15 July 2026
Abstract
"Shooting ranges and military training fields, including warfare-impacted areas, have been widely recognized as environmentally impacted zones by inorganic and organic #contamination, such as #HeavyMetals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or explosive-related compounds. However, the possible contamination by #plastics and #microplastics in soil has been widely overlooked despite potential plastic sources, such as #ShotgunCartridges, #PlasticWads or #landmines. Due to how these activities occur, plastics have remained in the field for decades or centuries, favoring their conversion from macro to microplastics, polluting the soil and water resources. Moreover, shooting and recreational activities such as #airsoft or #paintball practices could also be a substantial source of plastics to ecosystems; once shot, pellets can have conventional or biodegradable plastics in their composition, and there left in the environment, favouring impacts on soil properties. Although some initiatives have emerged to avoid the use of single-use plastics in shotgun ammunition, alternative materials (biodegradable plastics) can also be a potential risk, favouring the heavy metal bioavailability of shot pellets. These emerging pollutants should also be considered in these areas to understand if they could be a potential source of micro- and nanoplastics to the environment and, therefore, an environmental concern that requires changes at industrial and regulatory levels."Read more:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935125008771#EndangeredSpecies #EndangeredBirds #AmmunitionPollution #ProtectNature
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Necklace survey finds excessive levels of #heavymetals - London Trading Standards
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Necklace survey finds excessive levels of #heavymetals - London Trading Standards
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Bumblebees accumulate significantly higher levels of toxic metals than honeybees
📰 Original title: Bumblebees collect up to 7 times more toxic metals than honeybees
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
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What recommendations should be followed in relation to cadmium? #heavymetals #cadmium #toxicology ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxHwVBM0rkI
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Where is cadmium still being used? #heavymetals #cadmium #toxicology #environment ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEsayip1oBA
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Where is cadmium still being used? #heavymetals #cadmium #toxicology #environment ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEsayip1oBA
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Where does cadmium come from in the environment? #cadmium #heavymetals #environmentpollution ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMr2hjfyyU
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Which heavy metal accumulates in bones and affects calcium metabolism?
A) Lead
B) Magnesium
C) Potassium
D) Sodium
#heavymetals #calciummetabolism #heavymetalstoxicity #calcium ... Continue to: https://www.facebook.com/1130092409221646/posts/1354226213474930 -
#China must hear #river warnings⚠️
"🇨🇳embassy's stmt poured fuel on fire. For >a year, #Thailand's #Pollution Control Dept repeatedly detected #heavymetals exceed'g #safety standards in te Kok, Sai, Ruak & #Mekong rivers. Contaminants hv entered te #foodchain..🤦♂️ Yet te embassy's stmt appeared to gloss over tis reality.. Thai local communities hv long qn'ed PRC's role in #rareearth #mining in 🇲🇲.. 🇨🇳's rare #earth invts hv caused environmental damage in neighbouring countries"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3265538/china-must-hear-river-warnings -
#China must hear #river warnings⚠️
"🇨🇳embassy's stmt poured fuel on fire. For >a year, #Thailand's #Pollution Control Dept repeatedly detected #heavymetals exceed'g #safety standards in te Kok, Sai, Ruak & #Mekong rivers. Contaminants hv entered te #foodchain..🤦♂️ Yet te embassy's stmt appeared to gloss over tis reality.. Thai local communities hv long qn'ed PRC's role in #rareearth #mining in 🇲🇲.. 🇨🇳's rare #earth invts hv caused environmental damage in neighbouring countries"
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What heavy metal is associated with Minamata disease?
A) Arsenic
B) Mercury
C) Lead
D) Cadmium
#heavymetals #minamatadisease #poisoning #environmentalscience ... Continue to: https://www.facebook.com/1130092409221646/posts/1347453610818857 -
Heavy Metal S spotted in the wild, under a bridge crossing the Wabash River. Magic marker on pressure treated wood. So-so execution.
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Thawing permafrost responsible for acidification of Yukon watersheds
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Yukon #Canada #Permafrost #ClimateChange #Ecology #Environment #WaterQuality #Pollution #NorthernCanada #Watersheds #HeavyMetals #Freshwater #AcidRockDrainage
https://the-14.com/thawing-permafrost-responsible-for-acidification-of-yukon-watersheds/ -
Thawing permafrost responsible for acidification of Yukon watersheds
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Yukon #Canada #Permafrost #ClimateChange #Ecology #Environment #WaterQuality #Pollution #NorthernCanada #Watersheds #HeavyMetals #Freshwater #AcidRockDrainage
https://the-14.com/thawing-permafrost-responsible-for-acidification-of-yukon-watersheds/ -
#Taraxacum #officinale (#Cichorieae) is native to Eurasia; it serves as a #pollensource for numerous insects and also is #indicatorplant for #calcium/#potassium. Its parts are relevant #foodsources. In their studies in Armenia B. Babayan et al. (2025) found concentrations of #heavymetals in the #soil leading to #DNApolymorphisms and thus being well-suited as a #bioindicator for #ecotoxicology.
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#Taraxacum #officinale (#Cichorieae) is native to Eurasia; it serves as a #pollensource for numerous insects and also is #indicatorplant for #calcium/#potassium. Its parts are relevant #foodsources. In their studies in Armenia B. Babayan et al. (2025) found concentrations of #heavymetals in the #soil leading to #DNApolymorphisms and thus being well-suited as a #bioindicator for #ecotoxicology.
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Sources of cadmium pollution #cadmium #pollution #heavymetals #industry ... Continue to: https://www.facebook.com/reel/966538159546555/
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⚠️ What is a common source of lead exposure in homes? #lead #heavymetals #chemistry #toxic ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oYogqXFhzQ
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⚠️ What is a common source of lead exposure in homes? #lead #heavymetals #chemistry #toxic ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oYogqXFhzQ
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What is a common source of lead exposure in homes?
A) Glass windows
B) Plastic pipes
C) Old paint
D) Floor tiles
#lead #leadexposure #heavymetals #toxicity ... Continue to: https://www.facebook.com/1130092409221646/posts/1283949613835924 -
Though there are many #heavymetals that #coalmining can release to our #freshwater, #selenium has been noted as a particularly risky #pollutant as it bioaccumulates in the #environment reaching toxic levels for #fish, #animals living in riparian areas, and potentially in agricultural #soils and #plants grown in them. This is a risk not only to human #health and the health of aquatic #ecosystems, but also risks the reputation of our regional agricultural products.
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Though there are many #heavymetals that #coalmining can release to our #freshwater, #selenium has been noted as a particularly risky #pollutant as it bioaccumulates in the #environment reaching toxic levels for #fish, #animals living in riparian areas, and potentially in agricultural #soils and #plants grown in them. This is a risk not only to human #health and the health of aquatic #ecosystems, but also risks the reputation of our regional agricultural products.
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Duke study raises concerns about Roundup use https://www.allforgardening.com/1654120/duke-study-raises-concerns-about-roundup-use/ #30PercentVinegar #DefenseProductionAct #DukeUniversity #epa #farmworkers #garden #gardener #gardening #Glyphosate #H2AVisas #HeavyMetals #herbicides #It'sOurFuture #LandscapeContractors #LandscapeFabrics #NorthCarolinaStateExtension #PesticideApplicatorLicense #PresidentTrump #Roundup
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Duke study raises concerns about Roundup use https://www.allforgardening.com/1654120/duke-study-raises-concerns-about-roundup-use/ #30PercentVinegar #DefenseProductionAct #DukeUniversity #epa #farmworkers #garden #gardener #gardening #Glyphosate #H2AVisas #HeavyMetals #herbicides #It'sOurFuture #LandscapeContractors #LandscapeFabrics #NorthCarolinaStateExtension #PesticideApplicatorLicense #PresidentTrump #Roundup
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Test of 31 #Shein items found 25 (81%) exceeded #EU REACH limits.
High levels of #phthalates (in 18/22 items, up to 70× limit), #PFAS (9/11 items, up to 3,115×), and #HeavyMetals (cadmium up to 126 mg/kg, lead up to 2,110 mg/kg).
Risks: skin contact, ingestion (children), environmental contamination.
Shein says it removes flagged items; @greenpeace calls for stricter enforcement and platform liability.
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Test of 31 #Shein items found 25 (81%) exceeded #EU REACH limits.
High levels of #phthalates (in 18/22 items, up to 70× limit), #PFAS (9/11 items, up to 3,115×), and #HeavyMetals (cadmium up to 126 mg/kg, lead up to 2,110 mg/kg).
Risks: skin contact, ingestion (children), environmental contamination.
Shein says it removes flagged items; @greenpeace calls for stricter enforcement and platform liability.
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Zinc content in natural water reservoirs (rivers and lakes) #zinc #heavymetals #environment #metals
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Zinc content in natural water reservoirs (rivers and lakes) #zinc #heavymetals #environment #metals
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#GoldExtraction from #EWaste gets 10 times more efficient with new sponge material
Researchers developed a nanoscale cross-dimensional composite material via self-assembly of two-dimensional graphene oxide and one-dimensional chitosan macromolecules.
By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Oct 27, 2024
"Researchers have developed a new type of material that’s 10 times more efficient at extracting gold from e-waste than previous adsorbents. Developed by chemists and materials scientists at the National University of Singapore, the material is a type of sponge made of #GrapheneOxide and #chitosan [shrimp shells].
"The material can reportedly transform the way gold is extracted from electronic wastes, which has been described so far as a dirty business with low yields and results in toxic #pollutants.
"The cheaper, cleaner and efficient method was tested by researchers using real e-waste provided by a recycling company."
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"While the present work focused on gold, the team say the technique could be adapted to recover other valuable metals such as #silver, #platinum or #palladium from #ElectronicWaste or even #mining residues. And that is not all: as well as e-waste, the technology might be applied to a wider range of environmental cleaning efforts, such as filtering out #HeavyMetals from #PollutedWater sources or industrial effluents, reported Physics World."
Read more:
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/gold-extraction-from-e-waste-sponge
Article in Physics World - Eco-friendly graphene composite recovers gold from e-waste24 Oct 2024
https://physicsworld.com/a/eco-friendly-graphene-composite-recovers-gold-from-e-waste/
#SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining
#EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics #RareEarthMinerals #Recycling #NewTechnology #ShrimpShells -
#GoldExtraction from #EWaste gets 10 times more efficient with new sponge material
Researchers developed a nanoscale cross-dimensional composite material via self-assembly of two-dimensional graphene oxide and one-dimensional chitosan macromolecules.
By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Oct 27, 2024
"Researchers have developed a new type of material that’s 10 times more efficient at extracting gold from e-waste than previous adsorbents. Developed by chemists and materials scientists at the National University of Singapore, the material is a type of sponge made of #GrapheneOxide and #chitosan [shrimp shells].
"The material can reportedly transform the way gold is extracted from electronic wastes, which has been described so far as a dirty business with low yields and results in toxic #pollutants.
"The cheaper, cleaner and efficient method was tested by researchers using real e-waste provided by a recycling company."
[...]
"While the present work focused on gold, the team say the technique could be adapted to recover other valuable metals such as #silver, #platinum or #palladium from #ElectronicWaste or even #mining residues. And that is not all: as well as e-waste, the technology might be applied to a wider range of environmental cleaning efforts, such as filtering out #HeavyMetals from #PollutedWater sources or industrial effluents, reported Physics World."
Read more:
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/gold-extraction-from-e-waste-sponge
Article in Physics World - Eco-friendly graphene composite recovers gold from e-waste24 Oct 2024
https://physicsworld.com/a/eco-friendly-graphene-composite-recovers-gold-from-e-waste/
#SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining
#EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics #RareEarthMinerals #Recycling #NewTechnology #ShrimpShells -
Mercury content in natural water bodies (lakes and rivers) #mercury #heavymetals #waterchemistry
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French children exposed to high levels of toxic heavy metals in everyday foods, study finds https://www.diningandcooking.com/2524556/french-children-exposed-to-high-levels-of-toxic-heavy-metals-in-everyday-foods-study-finds-2/ #ANSES #cadmium #ChemicalContaminants #EuropeanConcerns #EuropeanFoodSafetyAuthority #EverydayDiet #FoodContaminant #francais #france #French #FrenchDiet #FrenchRegions #HeavyMetals #MercuryInFish #VeroniqueSirot
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French children exposed to high levels of toxic heavy metals in everyday foods, study finds https://www.diningandcooking.com/2524556/french-children-exposed-to-high-levels-of-toxic-heavy-metals-in-everyday-foods-study-finds-2/ #ANSES #cadmium #ChemicalContaminants #EuropeanConcerns #EuropeanFoodSafetyAuthority #EverydayDiet #FoodContaminant #francais #france #French #FrenchDiet #FrenchRegions #HeavyMetals #MercuryInFish #VeroniqueSirot
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The #EPA on Friday weakened #pollution limits for #coal burning power plants, allowing them to release more #HeavyMetals including #mercury, a powerful #neurotoxin linked to #BrainDamage.
The move was one of many efforts by the #Trump admin to revive the declining US coal industry, despite overwhelming scientific evidence that burning coal is harming #PublicHealth & driving dangerous levels of #GlobalWarming. Coal is the dirtiest of the #FossilFuels.
#law #ClimateChange
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/climate/epa-mercury-coal-plants.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The #EPA on Friday weakened #pollution limits for #coal burning power plants, allowing them to release more #HeavyMetals including #mercury, a powerful #neurotoxin linked to #BrainDamage.
The move was one of many efforts by the #Trump admin to revive the declining US coal industry, despite overwhelming scientific evidence that burning coal is harming #PublicHealth & driving dangerous levels of #GlobalWarming. Coal is the dirtiest of the #FossilFuels.
#law #ClimateChange
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/climate/epa-mercury-coal-plants.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
🌡️ Which metal is commonly found in thermometers and can be dangerous if spilled? #heavymetals ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxn3-5uV9iQ
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Health effects of chromium (toxicity and biological functions) #chromium #heavymetals #biochemistry
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Chromium content in natural bodies of water (rivers and lakes) #chromium #heavymetals #pollution
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Sources of environmental pollution with chromium #pollution #chromium #heavymetals #chemistry
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Sources of environmental pollution with chromium #pollution #chromium #heavymetals #chemistry
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Heavy metal concentrations, ADHD prevalence, and other cognitive scores were assessed in 205 children 6-16. Children with the highest levels of copper were 16 times more likely to have ADHD. Lead, cadmium, and antimony were also linked to ADHD, and mercury to other cognitive effects.
Summary: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-exposure-heavy-metals-linked-adhd.html
Original papers: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10870547251315276 (not open access), https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-24319-7
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Heavy metal concentrations, ADHD prevalence, and other cognitive scores were assessed in 205 children 6-16. Children with the highest levels of copper were 16 times more likely to have ADHD. Lead, cadmium, and antimony were also linked to ADHD, and mercury to other cognitive effects.
Summary: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-exposure-heavy-metals-linked-adhd.html
Original papers: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10870547251315276 (not open access), https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-24319-7
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Cadmium is most toxic to which human organ? #cadmium #heavymetals #toxicology #chemistry ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKiNgW_yizk
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Cadmium is most toxic to which human organ? #cadmium #heavymetals #toxicology #chemistry ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKiNgW_yizk
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Health effects of antimony (toxicity and biological functions) #antimony #heavymetals #biochemistry
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Former esthetician here. Which is to say, I’ve been paying attention to this issue for a long time.
Tattoos are not risk free.
"Tattoo ink does not remain confined to the skin. Studies show that pigment particles can migrate through the lymphatic system and accumulate in lymph nodes."
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Which heavy metal is most commonly associated with water pollution in industrial areas?
A) Iron
B) Mercury
C) Calcium
D) Zinc
#waterpollution #heavymetals #chemistry #survey ... Continue to: https://www.facebook.com/1130092409221646/posts/1218688117028741 -
🦴⚠️ Which heavy metal accumulates in bones and affects calcium metabolism? #heavymetals #chemistry ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQnom3ZAZbM
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Sources of environmental pollution with lead #pollution #lead #environment #heavymetals
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💧 Exploring how contaminated mine waters behave in a carbonate aquifer — through the lens of metasomatic zoning and thermodynamic #geochemical modeling.
Using #PHREEQC simulations, data analysis in #RStats, and geospatial visualization in #QGIS, I’m studying how mine drainage transforms groundwater systems and mineral equilibria over time.
📘 The draft version (v0.75) of my monograph on this topic has already been downloaded 550+ times on #Zenodo — showing how relevant this issue has become for both science and environmental policy.
It’s independent research that links theory, modeling, and practical hydrogeochemical assessment — focused on the long-term impact of mine waters in the Kryvyi Rih region.
🔗 Read or download:
https://zenodo.org/records/16741148#Geochemistry #Groundwater #MineWater #EnvironmentalGeochemistry #Hydrogeology #WaterPollution #Metasomatism #OpenScience #IndependentResearch #EnvironmentalDataScience #Aquifer #HeavyMetals #Sustainability #SvystunovaGully
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Sometimes, the scariest things are what we *can't* see 😶🌫️
As our director Sejal Choksi-Chugh writes in her latest column, metal shredding pollution is a big problem - but we recently scored a major win to get the industry to clean up its act!
Learn more: https://baykeeper.org/column/graveyard-smash/
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Health effects of tin (toxicity and biological functions) #tin #heavymetals #chemistry #toxicology
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#rockmusik #heavy #heavymetals #heavymetal
It's only Rock and Metal.
Oh yeeaaah 💀🎸🤘🎸💀
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uPz1aEDcApk&si=n-frLyHIMAen1Wu2 -
Don't tell anyone!
"Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show. Instead of taking action to protect babies and young children from toxic lead exposure, government officials have tied themselves in knots to protect a dangerous industry."
"The New South Wales environment watchdog sat on a report for four years linking elevated levels of lead in children’s blood to current mining, and promised mining companies they would not do any “finger-pointing”, new documents tabled in state parliament show.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/05/environment-watchdog-buried-report-on-lead-in-childrens-blood-to-placate-mining-companies-emails-show"Lead exposure
can have serious consequences for the health of children. Exposure to very high levels of lead can severely damage the brain and central nervous system causing coma, convulsions and even death. Children who survive severe lead poisoning may be left with permanent intellectual disability and behavioural disorders."
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lead-poisoning-and-health
#Pollution #children #lead #HeavyMetals #neurotoxins #health #harm #NSW #EPA regulation #BrokenHill #NSW #mining #extractivism #governance #DelayDeny
