Broken Hill leaves a toxic question mark on indigenous children
Russell Skelton; 10/508
Broken Hill’s mining boom has no silver lining for the town’s fast growing population of Aboriginal children, many of whom have unacceptable levels of lead in their blood.Recent figures reveal that the number of children with high blood lead levels has increased, but government funding for programs to minimise environmental health risks has been slashed.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/broken-hill-leaves-a-toxic-question-mark-on-indigenous-children/2008/05/09/1210131265837.html
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