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Study finds lead contamination around battery recycling plants
« on: January 22, 2018, 07:13:27 AM »
Study finds lead contamination around battery recycling plants

Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi A recent study by environmentalists has found extensive lead contamination around battery recycling plants in Nigeria and six other African countries. According to the study, the contamination levels in soil ranged up to 14 per cent lead with average concentration of two per cent lead. The researchers noted that lead battery recycling was […]
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