Gold Mining In Nigeria Exposes Children To Lead Poisoning

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In Nigeria, a gold rush is poisoning children | Toronto Star

Processing gold without modern machinery is leading to "worst lead-poisoning epidemic in modern history." More than 460 children have died.

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Gold linked to lead poisoning in Nigeria - UPI

So-called backyard gold mining in Nigeria exposed thousands of people to deadly levels of lead, a team from the United Nations found.