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Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children. (text.hrw.org)
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  • In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste of a former mine.
  • Zambia’s government is facilitating new hazardous lead and zinc mining and processing of the toxic waste, posing major additional health risks to children.
  • The Zambian government should suspend operations, revoke licenses of companies involved in the hazardous activities, and embark on a full clean-up of Kabwe’s lead waste.
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